For an adult and a mid-sized or larger dog, keep your hands at your sides and bring up a knee to flip the dog off you. Just enough force to get it done.
They'll stop doing it pretty quickly after a few repetitions.
You're not hurting them but the confused and hurt look in their expressions will be priceless. Good time for a "sit" command as well to reaffirm who's boss, then a treat for a reward.
Since treats come from hands and the normal defensive measure with a dog jumping up is to raise your hands . . . . . well, that's where kids particularly get into problems and they're not tall enough for the knee thing.
It's about asserting who's alpha and that kids are higher in the pack than they are. In fact, for a peaceful household, dogs should be lower than cats in the pack.
For an adult and a mid-sized or larger dog, keep your hands at your sides and bring up a knee to flip the dog off you. Just enough force to get it done.
They'll stop doing it pretty quickly after a few repetitions.
You're not hurting them but the confused and hurt look in their expressions will be priceless. Good time for a "sit" command as well to reaffirm who's boss, then a treat for a reward.
Since treats come from hands and the normal defensive measure with a dog jumping up is to raise your hands . . . . . well, that's where kids particularly get into problems and they're not tall enough for the knee thing.
It's about asserting who's alpha and that kids are higher in the pack than they are. In fact, for a peaceful household, dogs should be lower than cats in the pack.
My two cents.
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I've been taught the "hold them in the air until they are clearly uncomfortable" tactic, is that a good idea?
Sorry for the bump but thought it was appropriate..... Gizmo the schnauzer featured in my initial post was put down this morning. Cancer had spread to his bladder and kidneys and it was best to put him down and not let him suffer.
When I first made this thread 4+ years ago he had already survived a stroke that left him limited in his mobility. He was a goofy little ####er... I'll miss his howls and the way he snorted under the bathroom door, almost offended he wasn't allowed in when someone was using it.
RIP Gizmo, you were loved and provided so much laughs for so many people.
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Sorry for the bump but thought it was appropriate..... Gizmo the schnauzer featured in my initial post was put down this morning. Cancer had spread to his bladder and kidneys and it was best to put him down and not let him suffer.
When I first made this thread 4+ years ago he had already survived a stroke that left him limited in his mobility. He was a goofy little ####er... I'll miss his howls and the way he snorted under the bathroom door, almost offended he wasn't allowed in when someone was using it.
RIP Gizmo, you were loved and provided so much laughs for so many people.
My sincearest condolences. At least you got to experience having an honest and goofy buddy like your Gizmo.
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Sorry to hear MMF, It sounds like you made the right decision for him. Watching him suffer further would not have been any better.
While in this thread, I have a french bulldog/boston male dog.
He is very well behaved, 9 out of 10 times he will ignore other dogs and retrieve a thrown ball at the dog park. Knows he is not allowed to jump up on people or furniture etc.
My problems I wish I could correct and perhaps I am being too strict -
When someone comes over he freaks out in a excited way. He acts like he has never seen anyone before and makes weird noises while shaking. If we are out for a walk he could care less but when inside he is just so happy to see someone else.
When he is overly excited he pees himself. It is just a tiny bit but embarrassing as he will run over to someone and just splash a little out.
When at home, he must be within 2 feet of me at any given time.
I know these are minor issues but it would be nice for him to not be so strung up. He goes in to get snipped tomorrow morning so perhaps he will become a bit more independent and relax.
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Sorry to hear MMF, It sounds like you made the right decision for him. Watching him suffer further would not have been any better.
While in this thread, I have a french bulldog/boston male dog.
He is very well behaved, 9 out of 10 times he will ignore other dogs and retrieve a thrown ball at the dog park. Knows he is not allowed to jump up on people or furniture etc.
My problems I wish I could correct and perhaps I am being too strict -
When someone comes over he freaks out in a excited way. He acts like he has never seen anyone before and makes weird noises while shaking. If we are out for a walk he could care less but when inside he is just so happy to see someone else.
When he is overly excited he pees himself. It is just a tiny bit but embarrassing as he will run over to someone and just splash a little out.
When at home, he must be within 2 feet of me at any given time.
I know these are minor issues but it would be nice for him to not be so strung up. He goes in to get snipped tomorrow morning so perhaps he will become a bit more independent and relax.
Do you crate him at all?
Feeling like he has a safe and relaxing den to go to might curb the following you around a bit and may give him a reprieve when company comes over.
The peeing thing I think is more difficult to deal with than the "i love you so much" syndrome.
Feeling like he has a safe and relaxing den to go to might curb the following you around a bit and may give him a reprieve when company comes over.
The peeing thing I think is more difficult to deal with than the "i love you so much" syndrome.
He has a big bed in the bedroom and a crate in my home office. After a long run he hangs out in the kennel for a hour and then is right back to being a weirdo lol.
Granted he is under a year old so it might be the anxious puppy in him.
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Sorry for the bump but thought it was appropriate..... Gizmo the schnauzer featured in my initial post was put down this morning. Cancer had spread to his bladder and kidneys and it was best to put him down and not let him suffer.
When I first made this thread 4+ years ago he had already survived a stroke that left him limited in his mobility. He was a goofy little ####er... I'll miss his howls and the way he snorted under the bathroom door, almost offended he wasn't allowed in when someone was using it.
RIP Gizmo, you were loved and provided so much laughs for so many people.
Sorry to hear.
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Sorry for the bump but thought it was appropriate..... Gizmo the schnauzer featured in my initial post was put down this morning. Cancer had spread to his bladder and kidneys and it was best to put him down and not let him suffer.
When I first made this thread 4+ years ago he had already survived a stroke that left him limited in his mobility. He was a goofy little ####er... I'll miss his howls and the way he snorted under the bathroom door, almost offended he wasn't allowed in when someone was using it.
RIP Gizmo, you were loved and provided so much laughs for so many people.
Sorry to hear this. Sad times.
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Thanks for the kind words guys, really appreciated.
Puppy Guy, I'd like to think he goes on in death as he did in life... loving of any and all humans he ever meet and hateful and mean to any dog, lol. He didn't get along with other dogs at all. After the stroke I just stop caring enough to correct it.
Some recent photos. He loved nothing more then to get down in a cool spot of grass and spin around.
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Going for a jog, dunno where. This was at my parents place in Newfoundland this past summer.
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I've posted this in every thread where someone has lost a loving pet. Most time I can't get to the end without shedding a tear.. this time I made it a whole 5 seconds before I lost it.
I'm gonna miss you Gizmo.
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Sorry to hear.
