Boom! and I'm in the floor

[SamanthaBrynn]

Don't you just love puppy excitement? Friday evening Callie was SO happy to see me that she came at me full force and boom, I was in the floor! She doesn't know she's a giant puppy. Plus she's so sweet and just wants lovins, BUT...I gotta stop the jumping. I've seen on previous threads the knee to chest but honestly, that seems a little mean. What have you used to stop this? I'm afraid my Granny will come in and she'll take her down and let's face it...it's just a manners issue. I want her to be well behaved.

[NewbieShepherdGirl]

I used to just cary a spray bottle with me when I'd come in the door and as soon as she even looked like she was gonna jump I'd say, "No!" and spray her in the face. It doesn't hurt her, but she doesn't like it. Then I'd ignore her (still holding the squirt bottle just in case) until she would go and lay down calmly. Then there were treats and lovin'.

[qbchottu]

I like to keep a leash on the dog when establishing house rules. Be sure to keep a close eye on her and never leave it on when she is out of your vicinity. Whenever she jumps, I step on the leash. When she jumps, she'll self-correct herself without you having to do anything. Another tip is to only give her attention when she is calm and sits. Fold your arms, turn around and completely ignore the dog when she is hyper/jumping. Only when all 4 feet are on the ground should you give her attention. If she jumps, start all over again. Make sure during this learning period to not allow her around strangers who give in to her jumping. I have a dog that still jumps after months of training and my trainer told me to not take her to public places where her jumping is rewarded. When I stopped letting her around people who rewarded her jumping, she learned the rules quickly. It might be a good idea to wait till she breaks the behavior before taking her to public places where other people could undo all your training. If all the kinder methods don't work, you could try using a prong collar, but use with caution and after exhausting other methods because you could make the dog associate people with a correction which might lead to aggression issues later on.

Taken from different websites:

• Never reward a dog that jumps up on people by giving them the attention they are seeking. Rewarded behavior is reinforced behavior, meaning it will become more common.
• You have to send a consistent message to your dog in all circumstances. Make it simple for your dog and eliminate any confusion. This means that everybody who comes into contact with your dog has to reinforce the same message. It's pointless and unfair if you give your dog a cuddle and attention when he jumps up on you, but then yell at him when he jumps up on a delivery man.
• Don't give your dog what he/she wants (attention) every time he jumps up and you'll find the behavior decreases.

Another method:
When you’re training your dog to greet politely and stop jumping up, it’s easiest to work with two people. One person will hold the dog’s leash. The dog should have plenty of room to sit, stand, or lie down comfortably, and to move within a radius of a couple of feet. The second person can be anyone your dog likes.

1. With the dog’s human friend about a dozen feet away, the person holding the leash asks the dog to sit.
2. As soon as the dog does so, the dog’s friend starts to approach. Because the dog likes this person, the approach will reward the sit. And, because the dog likes this person, he’ll probably get up and move toward her.
3. At that moment, the approaching person stops dead, turns away from the dog, and retreats.
4. The person holding the leash cues the dog to sit.
5. As soon as the dog sits, the friend again approaches.
6. If the dog gets up, the friend stops and retreats again.

[SamanthaBrynn]

Great advice...I need a shorter leash, too...

[Lilie]

When does she exhibit this behavior? All the time, or just when you come back into the house (and she is greeting you)?