Emma keeps jumping up. Any suggestions?

[dozzie]

I have never in my life had to deal with one that jumps up! Already she is able to put her paws on my shoulders which is just not acceptable in my book.

Firstly it is incredibly bad for her but also as she gets bigger she will be able to knock me over. I hate it when dogs jump up any way but it is ten times worse with a big dog. I hate to see it and dont want my dog to do it.

It tends to be worse around feeding time or if i have been out and come back ( this could be just going to feed the horses which are on site)

When she does it I push her straight down and say no. Then if she stays down I will make a fuss, but if she tries to jump up she gets a stern no again and I try to ignore her or i turn away so she doesnt get eye contact as that seems to be the trigger.

But it isnt working. If anything it is getting worse so I am obviously doing something wrong. I really thought if i just kept pushing her down and saying No, and not giving her attention until she was staying down it would work but she is getting bigger and stronger and it is actually getting more difficult to push her away. She launched herself at me today and tbh, she didnt knock me over but it wont be long before she can. And I am not having that!!!!!

Wondering actually if I should be maintaining eye contact as a threat and maybe step towards her rather than away...just thinking in dog speak! Almost chase her away if you know what I mean so i become alpha dog again.

She only seems to do it to me so I suspect it is food related tbh ( I feed the dogs) . She will also jump up if I am sitting down.

Got to do something about this so if anyone can suggest any methods I could try I would appreciate it. She is ruled by her belly so food and rewards would be a good way to go. She is not in the least bit worried about being told off.


I also have a large crate for her but dont want to use it as a punishment centre.

I am thinking about clicker training too. I wondered if that would work for this and other things especially as she loves her food. We have a recommended trainer in the area but I have never done it before.

 

[MurphysMinder]

Not sure if it will work with a girlie her size, but I have managed to stop Evie up by making everyone ignore her when she tries it. By pushing Emma down you are giving her a reaction, try just turning you back on her. Don't speak or touch her, if she comes round to the front of you turn your back again,you may well get dizzy. Most dogs stop jumping when you do this, at that point make her sit and praise her, but just quietly so she doesn't get excited again. A more physical response is to knee her in the chest as she jumps up, but a dog of her size may not notice that.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Turn away from her, turn round, so that she has nothing to grab onto.
This pushing her away makes it a bit of a game, like when you see two dogs up on their hind legs, excitedly 'boxing' with each other.

Also try throwing food on the ground when she has calmed down and stopped.

You can also place a hand over her muzzle, nose, and firmly place her back on the ground, praise when she stays there. Harder with a short squashy muzzle

The more I read up and the more I see dogs being dogs, I don't really buy the alpha stuff, it's how dog greet humans, face to face contact, but in order to get to our faces, they have to jump up, it's just that we don't like it or find it appealing/polite behaviour.

My male used to do it, youthful exhuberance. I sort of trained him that he is never allowed to jump up - except if I ask him to, by patting my shoulders with my hands, he is never allowed up unbidden.

 

[dozzie]

Not sure if it will work with a girlie her size, but I have managed to stop Evie up by making everyone ignore her when she tries it. By pushing Emma down you are giving her a reaction, try just turning you back on her. Don't speak or touch her, if she comes round to the front of you turn your back again,you may well get dizzy. Most dogs stop jumping when you do this, at that point make her sit and praise her, but just quietly so she doesn't get excited again. A more physical response is to knee her in the chest as she jumps up, but a dog of her size may not notice that.

Ok yes i can see she is getting a reaction. i will try just turning away. Not sure about the knee in the chest as not sure my knee will go that high LOL!

 

[Booboos]

As the others have suggested I would fold arms, turn away and walk away if necessary.

You can play this game with her, but you need a few friends. One person stands in the middle and holds her on a loose lead, one by one people come up to her, if she jumps up they fold arms, turn around and walk away (personally I would say nothing or use a neutral word that means 'no' like 'uh ah' or anything that you find easy to say but not 'no' itself. 'No' is in such common usage that dogs become desensitised to it), if she keeps all four feet on the ground she gets a treat, cuddles, praise. Repeat ad nauseum, you'll be surprised how quickly she will learn!

 

[dozzie]

Turn away from her, turn round, so that she has nothing to grab onto.
This pushing her away makes it a bit of a game, like when you see two dogs up on their hind legs, excitedly 'boxing' with each other.

Also try throwing food on the ground when she has calmed down and stopped.

You can also place a hand over her muzzle, nose, and firmly place her back on the ground, praise when she stays there. Harder with a short squashy muzzle

The more I read up and the more I see dogs being dogs, I don't really buy the alpha stuff, it's how dog greet humans, face to face contact, but in order to get to our faces, they have to jump up, it's just that we don't like it or find it appealing/polite behaviour.

My male used to do it, youthful exhuberance. I sort of trained him that he is never allowed to jump up - except if I ask him to, by patting my shoulders with my hands, he is never allowed up unbidden.

I know she is just being friendly but a mastiff jumping up is not good. Also they are not the easiest to train so it is better to say "never" jump up as they will mug you given any opportunity if they think it might be ok! LOL!

I will definitely try the turning away with no reaction though. It makes sense to try that first.

 

[Spudlet]

Would it make you feel better if I tell you that Henry regularly gets level with my face... quite impressive for such a small spud

I know it's bad, but I can never quite muster the energy to teach him not to... and anyway it makes such a good reward for him when he's worked hard to leap around and have a cuddle Mind you, he's a bit smaller than Emma!

 

[dozzie]

Would it make you feel better if I tell you that Henry regularly gets level with my face... quite impressive for such a small spud

I know it's bad, but I can never quite muster the energy to teach him not to... and anyway it makes such a good reward for him when he's worked hard to leap around and have a cuddle Mind you, he's a bit smaller than Emma!

I think it is ok if the dog is small but a Mastiff can be anything between 10 and 16 stone. I am thinking about the future tbh. She launched herself at me today and tbh I nearly went over backwards. Not sure what she weighs at the moment but I would think about 40 kg. Trojan is 65 kg and Hooch was about the same. So 11 stone ish. I dont want that launching itself at me in a few months time LOL!