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The kind of attention getting behavior described in the op from a juvenile toward it's owner indicates to me there's more going on then we're being told.

Randy, maybe you are seeing something that I've missed but I'm just seeing a rambunctious one year old dog.

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The kind of attention getting behavior described in the op from a juvenile toward it's owner indicates to me there's more going on then we're being told.

Randy, maybe you are seeing something that I've missed but I'm just seeing a rambunctious one year old dog.

I think Randy's question here harkens back to his first-page question, which he asked twice and I reiterated but which I think has still not been answered:

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Sounds more like an attention getting trick than anything else.
Emmm, what else do you do with the dog Michele?

It was followed later by:

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Do you do any other training with the dog? ... How much time?

Well, this is easy.

Michele, have you taken a basic ob class with your dog?

If not you may want to consider one, group classes can be very inexpensive and a great help.

I also incorporate a lot of ob/control in our day to day life. You want to eat, you will sit and platz and hold it until I release you. We go out the door, you sit at the door until I release you. With young dogs I often train them during commercials, I'll have some treats there and reward for a quick sit, or platz.

If we play ball, there are a lot of commands and the throwing of the ball is the reward.

If you are not doing ob with the pooch I would start. You have a teenager, and the canine variety can be every bit as frustrating as their two legged brothers....

I recently got an exuberant, drivey, teenage Border Collie, with very little training in the manners department.

As far as jumping on you, there is no magic fix. It is a combination of training, setting boundaries, physical and mental exercise and correcting when need be.

I'm doing much what Betty describes with her. She has to sit and give eye contact is she wants anything - attention, freedom, treats. She needs to sit and give eye contact before I release her to play fetch, and then several time during the game I give simple commands before the next throw. The upside is I getting a dog who is eager to sit and give eye contact and who is loving following commands as that is the way she has fun. The downside is I have to go into all activities with her with a mental plan I can't cut corners with this pup!

I find saying the word "Off" and placing the dog in a sit/stay works best for my jumping dogs.They try to jump on me to greet me when I walk in the door or for attention. It sounds like that is why your dog is jumping also.(For attention/play), I don't think it is dominance at this point. My puppy will try to jump on my counter to surf so I prefer to say "Off" not get down or no. (Remember clear communication skills, proper tone of voice and good timing are some of your most important training tools)

I noticed you said "Get Down" when he jumps instead of "Off" or "No". This is not clear communication IMO. Get down to me and my dogs means lay down, not stop jumping. When you begin teaching the down command you will more than likely say "Down" as your verbal command. You don't want to confuse the dog.

It sounds to me that if you work on your sit/stay that will help you get him under better control. So I would be sure to pick one word, either off or no, I would not say get down.I would use a firm, commanding tone of voice. Then I would place in a sit /stay. It sounds to me like you don't have a solid stay. Remember your upbeat praise when he stays, change the inflection in your voice) .Praise is just as important as corrections. You will more than likely have to repeat this exercise many times since you are fixing a behavior rather than teaching a new one.

I don't like squeezing the toes as a correction.

Yes Betty,
I agree, this is a tale of rambunctious puppish behavior. While Mike A. is much more tactful in his observation in his first post with: 'But a one year old dog probably is testing its play limits and if it is continuing to jump up it has not been corrected in a meaningful way.'
My point, perhaps not so clear, is that at a year old the dog should have a firm grasp of what no means.

And Mike A. continues to try make clearer with:'I like to think training has more general objectives. For example. Training for "no" can be undertaken in any number of scenarios from feeding to going through a door first, from stopping running toward the road to countering surfing, and the list goes on.'
And goes on to talk about all the different ways some have used to stop the unwanted behavior with:'You can condition a dog to discontinue unwanted behavior by using a glance-with-attitude, a sound of disgust, by ignoring the dog, etc. Body language is a wonderful tool. But body language presumes a higher level of training interaction with the dog, in my opinion.'

In my own sweet talking way, the key point I am trying to get addressed is the higher level of training interaction necessary for all of the afore mentioned corrections in this thread to be meaningful for either the dog or the owner.

Mike,
I have to admit that I'm beginning to know how the op'ers dog is feeling.
I want to start jumping for some kind attention too.