Jumping?
Any advice? John |
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john rice wrote: I have an 10 month old oes named Ranger. I grew up with many oes, so this is certainly not my first experience. However, it IS my first experience raising a oes puppy. How do you get through to them about no jumping up? He is an incredibly great dispositioned oes. i just wish he would calm down a touch.
We have a 7 month OES named Barney he is our first ever dog and we are experiencing the same problems so your not on your own! We go to weekly training classes who suggest holding on to their paws for longer than they want you to because apparently they hate their paws being touched for to long. Hope this works please keep us posted BrinklyBarney |
| We do hold his paws for a while when he does try to jump, and you're right, they do not like it. We have also been making a concerted effort to put him on a short lead when someone new comes into the house, and MAKE (in a nice manner) him sit. It seems to be helping. I guess I am just expecting miracles from a pup! I can't wait until he does calm down, because, with NO question about it, they ARE the best dispositioned dogs I've ever had. Ranger will be my fifth. |
| Hi. I have a 2 year old OES named Otis and he still jumps. He gets better all the time unless he is all wound up!! What I found that works is turning your back when they jump and just ignoring the dog. All they want is your attention and if you don't provide it they get bored. Also if you try to get down to their eye level it helps. |
| Hi John, This is Robin. Turning your back on Ranger does help,with the jumping up.Be consistent with it,after awhile he will realize this does not get the attention he is looking for. Please post a pic,so everyone can see him. Would love for you to email me.Thanks. |
john rice wrote: We do hold his paws for a while when he does try to jump, and you're right, they do not like it. We have also been making a concerted effort to put him on a short lead when someone new comes into the house, and MAKE (in a nice manner) him sit. It seems to be helping. I guess I am just expecting miracles from a pup! I can't wait until he does calm down, because, with NO question about it, they ARE the best dispositioned dogs I've ever had. Ranger will be my fifth.
I would avoid holding his paws. This can be uncomfortable and may deter them from jumping - but it may also deter him from having his paws touched at all - and that will be a problem - especially with a breed that requires so much grooming. Have you been to obedience class yet? If so - I recommend that (positive reinforcement only). Try the "turning your back" and see if that helps. The best bet is to ignore them completely (I know this is extremely hard) don't push them off because any touch is attentioin and that's what they are looking for. You can try getting them to sit before they are at the point of jumping and reward him. It's a tough thing to break - because you need EVERYONEs who enteres the house to cooperate. I recommend reading the book The Dog Listener: Learn How to Communicate with Your Dog for Willing Cooperation, by Jan Fennell - it is helpful in alot of training areas - but specifically the "jumping up" problem. Good Luck! Kristen |
| We've been consistently trying to turn our back on Ranger when he jumps, and he seems to be responding, while he didn't seem to be before. I guess we just needed to be more consistent and persistent in our reaction. It's working!
Thanks for the advice Robin! John |
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