How can I make her stop jumping up on me and others??? - Page 1

Someone please help me... I have a 7 month old GSD that constantly wants to jump on me. She scratched and bruises me with the constant jumping. She gets a ton of exercise, I play with her and walk her for 2 hours. She also plays outside by herself during the day also. Please someone tell me how to calm her down or just make the jumping stop?

         IF SHE GETS ENOUGH EXERCISE, YOU SHOULD PUT A LEASH ON HER WHEN
         YOU GO NEAR HER.  WHEN SHE STARTS TO JUMP ON YOU CORRECT HER.
         WHEN SHE STARTS TO JUMP UP TELL HER NO, AND THEN PUT YOUR KNEE
         IN HER CHEST AND SLIGHTY GIVE HER A NUDGE AND SAY NO AGAIN.

         SHE IS TRYING TO DOMINATE YOU, DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND SHE
         SHOULD GET THE MESSAGE.  YOU HAVE TO BE CONSISTANT WITH IT.
  

Another thing you could try is wait for her to jump up, catch and hold her up by her front legs at elbow, back feet on the floor, support her, she will start to struggle and try to get back down but hold on for a few seconds more then let down on your terms. She will soon realize that jumping up isn't very comfortable, you have to be consistent though and do this each time until she stops jumping up, it won't take long for her to figure it out. Don't do this though if you plan to do any bite work with her or she won't jump up when she is supposed to. Hope this helps

I would also add that when she jump up on you it is very important not to take a step back or back away from her. Step into her when she jumps on you. Don't let her push you around. Some people say turning your back to them when they jump helps however, that will probably only work if the reason she is jumping is for attention. Probably won't work if the reason she is jumping is to be dominant. Also, very important to only pet her and give affection when she is sitting. Be consistent and make everyone in your family be consistent. I personally wouldn't ever allow her to jump on you. This is usually one of those things that is really cute as a small puppy so you let them jump on you but it isn't so cute as they get older. Ideally this is something that is corrected as a small puppy when they are much easier to man handle. I always treat my puppies as if they were 80 lbs. Don't let your puppy do anything you wouldn't allow them to do when they are large. Of coarse if you are going to be doing any type of protection work or bite work you will want to consult with your trainer about how to stop this behavior.