I have a 16 month old pitX. we have had him since he was 6 months old and the people we got him from never did any kind of training with him so we have been working really hard the last 10 months to get him under control. He was doing great and now he has started jumping up and knocking the kids over. He jumps up on my oldest son and always ends up knocking him down and licking him like crazy. I know he's trying to play and he would never hurt them, I just can't seem to get him to stop. Do yall have any advice to help him stop jumping up on them?
jumping up, knocking down the kids.
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When he jumps up, IF the kids or whomever is being jumped on is strong enough and can withstand the jumping up if they brace themselves (lol) they should turn their backs, cross their arms across their chest and COMPLETELY and ABSOLUTELY ignore them. The second the pup is back on all fours (or wait until the pup sits if that's how you'd like to teach him to greet people) THAT'S when the person whose affection the pup is seeking should turn around, bend down and love on the pup.
Another thing to do is to teach the pup to sit and BEFORE the pup jumps....like when you see him just begin to flex muscles to jump, ask him for a sit and reinforce with a treat and/or affection. In other words, over time....teach him that sitting politely for a greeting works. Jumping up (the way dogs naturally greet) doesn't work with humans. No scolding, kneeing in the chest or anything nasty should be done because you don't want your pup afraid of people. He just needs to learn the human way of greeting and getting affection.
Another thing to do is to teach the pup to sit and BEFORE the pup jumps....like when you see him just begin to flex muscles to jump, ask him for a sit and reinforce with a treat and/or affection. In other words, over time....teach him that sitting politely for a greeting works. Jumping up (the way dogs naturally greet) doesn't work with humans. No scolding, kneeing in the chest or anything nasty should be done because you don't want your pup afraid of people. He just needs to learn the human way of greeting and getting affection.
You can try having him on a leash around them if they are smaller and not strong enough to stay standing. Watch him closely and when he goes to jump at them, step on the leash so that he can't. Then they can turn around and cross their arms, ignoring him until he settles down.
When he settles down, they can turn back around again and quietly pet him, or give him a treat.
When he settles down, they can turn back around again and quietly pet him, or give him a treat.
yea, i have him leashed in the house right now and i have for the last couple of days. he weighs about 75lbs so he knocks over the kids pretty easy! LOL it's funny because as long as the leash is on he behaves, my son is walking him around the house right now and Tuff is a perfect gentleman, it's only when he is "free" that he gets a bit excited. we have tried the turning around and ignoring him and they end up with scratches on their backs. it's a work in progress and i really appreciate the advice!