How to stop my cav king charles jumping up people?

longwalks1

my cav king charles dog is 10 months old, she's adorable (to ocute in fact, everyone and anyone wants to pet her) but she gets so excited she jumps up and does a kind of back flip with excitement every time

Its ok with our friends and most adults dont mind, but few young kiddies round my way (approx 3 to 4 year olds) and i guess even my small pup can seem a bit intimidating, how can i prevent her jumping up (especially young kiddies), we call her back but she's already half way across the park


Any advice greatly appreciated

McKneff

You need advice on how to stop her jumping up, full stop, she just gets excited and doesnt see the difference between adults and children.
Hope some experts come along to help.

suki1964

You have to train the people she comes into contact with not to fuss her untill she is sat quietly then allow them to bend down to greet her. You can help with this my stepping on her lead once shes sat so she cant jump up

You shouldnt be letting strangers approach her anyway without your permission. Esp children as they have a habit of approaching a dog full on and leaning over them - very threatening to a dog and can cause the dog ( no matter how placid usually ) to snap and bite

renegade

Britishboy. Dogs should be kept on a lead in a public place where there are children. Having said that my dog (always on lead) will always try to jump up at passing people, he just loves been petted, but I know there are people who do not approve and I can 'read' these people when we are passing them so I keep his lead short and just say 'No jumping', very firmly he now knows this command and just walks by them. Took a while for him to get the message though.

kjmtidea

My springer used to do this but he soon realised that to get attention from us he needed to have his bum on the floor .

longwalks1

suki1964 wrote: »

You have to train the people she comes into contact with not to fuss her untill she is sat quietly then allow them to bend down to greet her. You can help with this my stepping on her lead once shes sat so she cant jump up

You shouldnt be letting strangers approach her anyway without your permission. Esp children as they have a habit of approaching a dog full on and leaning over them - very threatening to a dog and can cause the dog ( no matter how placid usually ) to snap and bite

Suki
She only really comes into regular contact with me, mrsbritishboy and her mum, until now we thought it ok when she jumps up us in excitement when we see her, but you point makes complete sense. She only ever meets us indoors when we get in so is never on a lead, and when we are out walking with her she is of ahead and soon as she see's anyone rushes over all excited and is always met with fuss (its too late by then to ask them not to make a fuss, plus it might feel a bit wierd too?)

longwalks1

renegade wrote: »

Britishboy. Dogs should be kept on a lead in a public place where there are children. Having said that my dog (always on lead) will always try to jump up at passing people, he just loves been petted, but I know there are people who do not approve and I can 'read' these people when we are passing them so I keep his lead short and just say 'No jumping', very firmly he now knows this command and just walks by them. Took a while for him to get the message though.

Thanks renegade
we usually let her off her lead when over the field or park (used by many dog walkers), by the time she's spotted someone and began her (extrememly camp) gallop/prounce over to them, our shouts of 'stop' and 'no' are a distant whisper to her

longwalks1

kjmtidea wrote: »

My springer used to do this but he soon realised that to get attention from us he needed to have his bum on the floor .

our little girls bum spends half its time flipping over her head as she backflips and somersaults as soon as she see's human life... :o:o:o:o:o:o

Mrs_B

I guess the other thing you might be needing to address here is your dog's recall - if she is rushing off to meet and greet people and ignoring you in favour of meeting new people, it does suggest that she would benefit from that.

I would use a long line, so that there is freedom to move away, and call back repeatedly when there are no distractions, with masses of praise and treats for coming back, that way if she is tempted to rush off and greet someone you don't want her to, she can actually only get to the end of the line - and then if she does come back to you when called then, more fuss and treats, or a special toy - whatever is a special reward for him. Keep that up until the return to you is an automatic over rushing off to meet new people.

I agree absolutely that "bum on floor gets attention", jumping up gets a turned back - if you have a friend/family member who can help you, you can set it up so that your dog is on a lead, just slightly too far away for her to reach you, then if she jumps, you can just turn away. Ask for a sit, and fuss and reward with a food treat if/when that happens.

The other thing I have done is to teach a "jump up" - so my dogs sit to greet me, but if I'm in a situation where I am happy for them to jump up, I have a different command which gives them permission to do that - to them it is two different instructions and there is no problem with them distinguishing.

blue_monkey_2

Because your dog is small it is easy to let them jump up. We have a staff pup that has been trained not to jump up since the age of 8 weeks. Only this week does it seem she is taking any damn notice and she is 11 months, LOL. It finally feels now that the training is paying off. She will jump up when the other side of the dog gate but if she is told to sit, she will. It has been long and hard relentless slog at training and it takes months and months, not days or a few weeks. Our other dog who was 15 months when we got a trainer in, will still try and jump up and it takes her longer to settle down and she is more than 2 now. It is perseverence though. A lot of it. And consistancy. A lot of that too. You all have to treat him the same way.

No fuss until they are sitting down on their bottoms. She will learn eventually.

I do not let mine off as their recall is crap, too interested in people. If their recall is not good you should not be letting her off at all, sorry. Get her on a long lead. As a dog owner you have to be responsible and have your dog under control. You call it, it should come back, she could run off and get hit by a car, cause an accident, (unintentionally) nip a child, knock a child over, etc.... and you would be in trouble as your dog is not on a lead and under control.

Beckyy

britishboy wrote: »

(too cute in fact, everyone and anyone wants to pet her)

This may be your problem! You need to ask people to ignore her until she has calmed down, and then give her quiet and gentle praise/attention. As soon as she starts to get overexcited again, or jump, stop the attention immediately. It can be difficult with new people, or people who automaticall go to give her attention - but stick to it the best you can and be consistent!