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17-11-11, 09:06 AM
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Jumping up.
Hey Guys,
Hope you can help... Blitz gets pretty bad SA, it's not as unmanageable as it was and he seems to have settled down a little into our routine. However, when we get home he goes absolutely crazy, it's not just when we have been out and come back, its when we wake up in a morning or when we shut him in the kitchen for 2 mins to do something. The main issue is the jumping up, he runs laps and circles around us and jumps up and it hurts, especially if he catches skin. I have tried ignoring him for a few mins but that makes him worse and he jumps at my back. I was trying to kneel down before to be on his level but he still jumps at me and nearly sends me flying. I am excited to see him too lol just not excited enough to gain a few new bruises each time. Any suggestions? Lucy xxx
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#2
17-11-11, 09:12 AM
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Leave a lead on him, encourage him to jump up and check him before he touches you couple this with your telling off command... mine is "Bad Dog" do that a few times and he'll learn. Jackson was the same but now (after a week I think) just whips the back of your legs with his wagging tail....
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#3
17-11-11, 09:53 AM
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I certainly wouldn't get down on his level - that's an invitation to play & will produce even higher levels of excitement.
I think the only way forward is either to continue to ignore him, or as said above to put him on a lead, but personally I wouldn't leave a lead on a dog if he's left on his own, even for 5 minutes - too many possibilities for a disaster, I'm afraid. What's he like with commands such as "sit", "down" or "stay"? If he's pretty good, then try using a command to take his mind off the jumping, and to give him a chance to calm down.
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17-11-11, 10:03 AM
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Still don't see the point of a mat. If you teach a dog to 'stay' then that means wherever he is, he stays there. You don't need a mat!
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17-11-11, 11:05 AM
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Its a specific point to send him to... it does work.... I could take him the other side of the kitchen, give him the stay command and it would work but a quick "on your mat" works just as well.
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17-11-11, 11:08 AM
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Quote:
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17-11-11, 11:14 AM
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Have you tried leaving the room again without engaging him at all? I would keep going in and out, not looking or talking to him and once he's calm you can then give gentle calm fuss.....
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17-11-11, 11:14 AM
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its a target for his front two paws to be on, it works in all the rooms not just the kitchen as I can also move the mat about, i.e. into the hallway when guest arrive.
He will (mostly) sit on the mat and wait to be greeted, whereas before (and sometimes still) he will bounce on anyone who walks in.
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