whats your dog like when someone comes in the house?

[fordraceing_man]

mine jumps all over people and is hyper as heck for the first few min. not sure what to do here, tried the ignoring thig but ive basically let it go for 2 years, shes 2 years old now. and she can actually jump and lick people in the face so its kinda hard to just ignore. just wondering what do your dogs do? whats the best way to break my dog of jumping all over people? or is it too later at 2 years old?

 

[Renee750il]

You'll get better responses here.

 

[PONYMAN]

My dog [ Lillie ] usally greets them by sniffing & a small hop up on their leg,if they are friendly back to her.
She loves to be patted & spoiled to no end.

 

[triangleman42]

My dog doesn't jump but does love new people and always wags her butt all over the place and is soon on her back begging for belly rubs.

She is a 2 year old pound dog and when I first got her she would try to jump on me when I got home from work. She's only alone for 3 hours a day so not enough time to become super anxious but I didn't want her getting the idea that she was ever allowed to jump up on me or anyone else. All I did to correct that problem was as soon as she would jump up I'd stand still, cross my arms, and look off into space ignoring her as much as possible. That seemed to quickly teach her that jumping on me would not get her any attention of either variety. As soon as she stopped jumping I'd give her praise and pets and such. For her it only took about 3 days before she stopped completely.

I think the hardest part is getting your visitors to do the same thing instead of the typical "Oh, it's ok, s/he is so cute! I don't mind if she jumps on me." response. Maybe you should even tell people what to do before they come in the door.

I'm of course no expert at all and this is just what has worked for me. I think the trick is consistency. You have to ignore her EVERY time she jumps up on you and not give in until she stops. I'm sure at first it will be difficult but practice makes perfect.

 

[Love That Collie]

My dog doesn't jump but does love new

I think the hardest part is getting your visitors to do the same thing instead of the typical "Oh, it's ok, s/he is so cute! I don't mind if she jumps on me." response. Maybe you should even tell people what to do before they come in the door..

AMEN Triangleman!
Bailey is a jumper and I hate it. He did used to jump on me when he was little but at that time when he first began jumping on me I taught him not to. And I thought when he learned not to jump on me he might not jump on others. No such luck. He weighs nearly 80 lbs and I have tried everything to get him to stop. He's not as bad as he once was. He just gets so excited. He doesn't jump with all his weight at the person but he's a big dog so it can be startling to some people. We don't get many people at all coming to the door or visitors but he is very well socialized. When we are away from home he rarely jumps to any extent but at home..........look out! He's 21 months so I'm hoping that with time and correction he will grow out of that and calm down more when people enter our home.

I can't stand him jumping on people and I hate when they say, "oh, it's OK" He doesn't jump for very long and in 5 minutes he's off laying down somewhere. My mother is 5'1 and 115lbs and I tell her ignore him, no eye contact, walk right through past him, don't worry about stepping on him, but noooo, there's something that makes her look him in the eye then let the game begin!! Chloe has no interest in jumping, THANK GOD!!!

 

[iamawesum69420]

Roxie is definitely a jumper and it's really bad because she's just too big and we're always afraid that she's going to hurt someone. She's one of those big dogs that thinks she's little, a 60 lb lap dog.

Lola, on the other hand, could care less if someone other than me comes home. People coming through the door usually doesn't even wake her up.

 

[Julie]

My dogs don't jump.......although Shiloh jumps a little with her front legs off the ground when she is super excited, but she doesn't touch people.

Charlie and Rocket get the sniffs.... they think it is their job to inspect people by sniffing them. I usually just tell them to go lay down...they go lay down for a second and then come back but are done their sniffing.

I really don't have any problems with visitors and the dogs... Hey it's my house and the dogs live here....not them! Although I have taught manners just so I don't get embarressed by their behavior.

 

[squirtsmom]

Squirt barks like a wild woman, but is wagging her tail and quivering, she wants to be pet so badly. It is h ilariojus.

 

[Julie]

I wanted to add this....
Rocket does do this little tiny thing when someone comes and I close the kitchen 1/2 door, so the dogs can't get to "scare" real visitors... like the kid's teachers or the like.

She jumps over the door... It really is soo funny! but when a GSD jumps over a door to get into the living room... it can give new company a real scare!

My youngest son's pre-k teachers were sitting on the end of that couch in the picture... and Rocket felt the need to investigate!
I did apologize.. but I was really kinda laughing inside.
Boy did they both squeal!

Here is a low jump where she touched the doorway.....

Here is a picture of her butt on a higher jump (from the side view).. She even knocked down the little curtain rod thingy at the top of the doorway....See the coat hanger and rod that is knocked down. I wish I could get a good picture of her clearing that doorway.

I think it is kinda funny....Oh the things dogs do.

 

[GSDluver4lyfe]

LOL @ Rocket!!!

My dogs dont do anything. Cheko is more people friendly but I usually have him on a leash with company or I put him on his bed or in his cage. Ryot doesnt do anything with people. Doesnt even acknoledge them, lol. He just sits back and pretends like he's not watching them but once they do something he doesnt like, like talking very loud, or touching me (me and my friends play around alot), then he watches them intently and follows them around to keep an eye on them. He has a true German Shepherd temperament. Very aloof, and I love it!!! I dont want my dog just running up to anyone who will pet him. I just want him to sit back and watch.

 

[Cheetah]

My dogs are trained to stay back from the door until I release them (rushing the door is rude). When I release them, they trot over, sniff, and wag their tails. Jumping is not tolerated, and RARELY ever happens. My corgi pup, Shippo, occassionaly will still try and test this (he's still a puppy after all), but all my guests are instructed to NEVER pet one of the dogs or give it any attention whatsoever if it tries to jump on them.

 

[Kayla]

Duke's only 5 months now but I'm teaching him to sit by me when people come over and that he can greet them when he's sitting nicely not jumping, which unfortunatly my aunt over the holidays encouraged alot of by petting him when he jumped up on her. He does bark when their on their way up to the steps and once their in the house for most people he will stop and start wagging his tail excitedly. Occasionally he will continue to bark after their in the house while wagging his tail but I usually give him a few seconds to calm down and if he hasn't stopped I tell him thats enough and give him a pat once he stops and then let the other person pet him.

So far it's been going pretty good but you can already tell he has alot of watch dog tendancies in him, even on walks at night he can sight people and will start barking at them long before I even notice them, I again usually give him a second or so to calm down after noticing the person ( I find at night he gets very protective especially if the person walking towards us is male) and if he dosen't stop I tell him thats enough and then again praise him once he stopped as I don't want him to constantly bark when people walk by, especially in a years time when he's 100 plus pounds.

Kayla

 

[Amalthea]

With Moro it depends on who's at the door... with men she knows and likes, she'll usually wag her tail a lot and roll over wanting a belly rub... with women she knows (including me), she'll jump up and try to lick and cuddle. She always jumps up when I get home from work every day.

If it's a man she doesn't know, she'll growl and keep her distance until we 'introduce' her....she also doesn't like strange men walking through the house and will growl if they try to go through our bedroom (you have to walk through our bedroom to get to the bathroom in our house). She has never bitten anyone but she is very protective and wary of male strangers.

With female strangers, she's a little more relaxed...she'll usually wag her tail and slowly approach, and will become a total goofball if she decides that this is someone who likes her and is gong to give her attention. It's a little easier to get her to trust women she hasn't met before than men, for some reason, but she will generally accept anyone after spending a little time around her.


Now Midas, he wags his tail and jumps up for me, my husband and our roommate...anyone else, he doesn't really do much. He isn't that interested in meeting strangers, and truthfully he seems scared to meet anyone he doesn't already know. He is also protective of the bedroom and will bark if someone comes to the door while we're in the bedroom.

 

[Sweet72947]

Daisy is fear agressive and barks like a maniac when anybody new comes to the door. Benji came from a neglectful situation and never learned how to be a dog before he came to us, so he just follows along with whatever Daisy does. I have to put them away in a room whenever anybody comes over just to be on the safe side. I need to work on their socialization more. If I lived on my own without my parents screwing up my training, I would teach Daisy and Benji not to rush the door, and I would also do more work on the QUIET command. Daisy does listen to it sometimes. When somebody new comes to the door, Daisy starts barking and DOES NOT STOP until the person leaves or I shut her in a room somewhere. I have me lots of work to do.

 

[shadowfacedanes]

With people Hannah knows, she is friendly once I open the door. She does bark at the door and window regardless of whether she knows the person or not.

If it is a person Hannah does not know, it depends. She usually reacts protectively - barking and putting herself between me and the person until she knows they are okay.

There are a few people she does not like (usually our younger male friends who are noisy or jumpy), no matter what, and in that situation, she goes to the bedroom while they are here. She doesn't attempt to bite them, but she will growl at them while standing beside me the entire time they are here, and watch them like a hawk.

 

[oriondw]

If someone just walks in into the house without me letting them in...

My dog attacks.

If someone walks into the door while I opened it...

My dog will sit still and stare them down ready to go at hands move.

If we meet some people outside, and walk in with them and my dog...

My dog just follows them around the house, making it known not to touch anything.


He's rather protective of the territory

 

[bubbatd]

I never had this problem ----until I got Ollie !! His first visitor allowed him to jump up and she gave him treats !! Even today , when she comes, she won't listen to me !! Now any visitor gets jumped on for a few minutes ! Drives me nuts!

 

[Red_ACD_for_me]

UMMMMMMM, I have to put Caiza away when people come to my house that he doesn't know. He is very protective and very territorial of his home and I would rather be safe than sorry. He is such a monster, I'd feel bad for the person who walks in my house un-announced

 

[Duke'sMommy]

Duke use to be awful with jumping on people that came over. He didnt care if he knew them or not he just wanted to get a rub in. Hes getting better with jumping but he still gets the jumps in. Anyone can walk in and he doesnt care. He would be the dog that would show someone who broke in where the tv was, lol. His biggest problem is if someone is over and they use the washroom when they come back he gets overly excitied like they have been gone forever.

 

[Love That Collie]

He would be the dog that would show someone who broke in where the tv was, lol. His biggest problem is if someone is over and they use the washroom when they come back he gets overly excitied like they have been gone forever.

YESSSSS!!!! Bailey does the same thing. If someone goes to the bathroom and comes out 2 minutes later, you'd think they were new to the "game". Except it doesn't last for long the second time. But it's like an old friend he hasn't seen forever. LOL