Hannah jumps on my husband, but not me

[juliefurry]

Hannah very rarely jumps on me, if she does it's because she's very excited and will listen when I say "off". All day she is really good with me she will lay at me feet by the computer, and on the couch she'll lay with me, and also she'll lay on the bed with me. She's only really active when I grab her toy and say "lets play". When my husband comes home she turns into a crazy dog and will jump and be annoying (as he calls it) to him for long after he comes home. She won't listen if he says "off" or "sit" or "down". She never listens to him even if he has a treat she rarely listens. She also jumps on people if they lean over to pet her. I'm working on getting her to stop jumping on people but I can't get her to stop jumping on my husband. Any suggestions on what he, or I, could do to curve this unwanted behavior?

 

[poodlesmom]

I'd be willing to bet that you are the one who actually does the training with Hannah. Hubby may want to try doing a couple of short training sessions with her on a regular basis so that she starts seeing him as having some authority. You could start by having her on lead when he comes home & have her in a sit/stay. When she is quiet he can then calmly greet her. If she gets hyper right back into a sit/stay. Or you can have him totally ignore her when she is jumping on him - don't say a word - actually turn his back on her. She will eventually learn that jumping gets her absolutely no attention. Even him telling her no, down, etc. at this stage is just giving her the attention she is looking for.

My 2 were always hyper with my husband but it was because he was just their playmate. I was the one who did all the training. The only time he would stop them from doing something was if it was unsafe for them. Other than that he'd just say "they're just being dogs"!

It could also be that she is spending much more time with you and is just getting so danged excited when she sees him that she just can't contain herself. You could compare it to young children who are home with mommy all day and then when daddy comes home they naturally gravitate to the parent they haven't seen for the past few hours.

 

[juliefurry]

Yeah I have done all the training for her since she was 3 months old, I taught her everything that she knows. My husband has been trying to do training with her and she barely pays attention to him (even with using treats). He can't give her a meal because he's always working when she eats. I'll try putting her on her leash when he gets home but she's so exciteable that it's hard to keep her in a sit and stay for very long (only about ten seconds). I wonder if it's only because of her age though (8 months). He doesn't even play with her, he tries to pet her but since she is so hyper you almost have to tie her down to pet her these days. I'll try working harder with her and have him work with her too. I think she's just being a little stubborn with him though.

 

[Athe]

She is still very young. I would try working with your husband and guests...when Hannah jumps, have your husband cross his arms and turn his back on Hannah. You can even have him do this on a leash, she jumps have him stop put his foot on the leash, cross his arms and ignore her. When she settles then pat her, give a treat and continue walking. Once she learns that in order to get attention she has to sit she will be a much better dog to live with. I did this with 3 Newfoundland pup's all of them 6 months old and lived in a kennel at the breeders home. They were always so excited and jumping all over me when I came into the kennel to feed them...It took me awhile, but, after a few months of this ignore until you settle they started sitting down when ever I came in. This also worked for my high strung hyper Newf's when I brought them home...it's sweet seeing all of my dogs do wiggly sits waiting for me to give them their hugs and kisses and belly rubs. It takes time and tons of reward for the proper behavior...just keep in mind that our dogs will repeat actions that bring them pleasure...if a dog jumps and the person is pushing the dog off and the dog jumps back up again this turns into a game...most dogs I know love this game No attention and abruptly crossing arms and turning away are the best ways to let the dog know it's no longer a game and they will not get attention by doing this.