How to stop jumping up? At end of tether!

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Help!!

I have owned my Collie cross for over a year now, he came from the dog pound and he is totally brill gets on with my other rescue dog, my ferrets the lot. Hes a really clean dog and a great guard dog in the house.

The only gripe is I cannot stop him jumping up, on me, my partner or any visitors. Hes quite a big dog and I don't think he realises his weight (he often runs into my other dog and sends her flying) he very hyper and energetic and goes everywhere at full pelt! He is also (like most rescue dogs) quite needy, he has to have contact with you otherwise he simply crys non stop.

I have tried:
folding my arms and ignoring him
pushing him down and telling him a firm NO
and I must admit his jumping up has got him the odd smack when I have clean clothes on ready to go out.

After pushing him down he'll simply either jump back up again or climb up very slowly then when I tell him off he looks upset and licks me to death (the only other thing I wish to stop him doing)

If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them

Thanks i advance :)
 
Walk towards him (not away) as he jumps and lift your knee. Not to kick him with it or anything. That's how my dog trainer deals with it and I've seen it work.
 
As galaxy suggests that is one method, another is simply to turn your back on him, when he goes to the front gain turn away again and completely ignore him, no talk or touch jsut ignore all advances.
With people coming into your home, avoid the initial hyped up excitement, and put him in the kitchen when your guests arrive, ask them to be seated before you let him in and ask them to ignore him at all cost, so when he makes a bee line for them, he must get no response, if he attempts to jump up at them, take him by the collar and remove him again to the kitchen, after 5 minuted do it again, again ask the guests to ignore him, no talk, no touch and no eye contact, repeat this until he gets the notion that he only remains i the room when he settles, once he does settle, throw a treat in his direction to keep the reward low key.
In the house ignore all his demands for attention even if it means removing yourself from his comapny, instead pet him only when he is calm and settled, he needs to associated the withdrawel of attention when he is demanding and associating attention/affection when he is calm.
Dont forget talk, touch (even pushing away) and eye contact can all be taken as an advance for attention.
 
Ditto both the above methods. My young GSD was a horror for leaping at people, she stopped very quickly with immediagte family when we just turned our backs on her (although for a while we did spend ages rotating on the spot :D). My ex was the only one she persisted with the jumping, and despite being told he kept pushing her down and wouldn't turn his back, when eventually he decided maybe we were right and did the same she soon stopped.
I have used the lifted knee method on others peoples dogs who have no manners ;)
 
Turn around, don't give him anything to grab onto. Don't yell and shout and flap, that makes it more of a game.

Don't get frustrated, it is a natural way for dogs to say 'hi', however annoying it may seem to us!
 
I have the same problem with my cocker spaniel pup :mad: :rolleyes: I'm in the process of designing some lead-lined booties for him to wear in an effort to stop this behaviour* so if you would like some commissioned just let me know :D

* DISCLAIMER I am not actually making the boots, it was a joke :eek: :D *

OP sorry for not having any constructive to suggest :p :D
 
my dog also did this when I first got him. The method I use is when he jumps up to ignore him by turning away and then ask him to sit and then make a fuss.It has now got to the point where when I come in he politely sits in front of me for attention and then walks away happily without jumping up.
 
I cannot stand dogs jumping up. Neither of my older dogs have ever done it (thank god - the ridgy would kill me). I use the knee method if anyone elses dog tries to do it to me.

Our border puppy is a nightmare for jumping up at the sofa when we are sat there (just front paws, shes too diddy to actually get up there) We have been firmly saying down when she does it and pushing her down, if she continues for a long time she just gets pushed down and completely ignored. Then she will sit and bark at us, although it is hilarious because she is so tiny and has the most pathetic bark we ignore that too and then she will sod off and amuse herself with a toy or lie down in a huff.
 
Just one thing - don't use the command 'down'. The command 'down' means to lie down flat on the floor. You need to use a command like 'off' or 'enough' or 'stoppit' or something so as not to confuse the dog :)
 
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