Getting 7-month-old GSD tomorrow - need advice! - Page 2

So, let me get this straight, you are new here, getting a "new" dog, looking for (as you say) the "fastest" way to extinguish a jumping behavior besides an E-collar????  Then you criticize people here for being supposedly negative and sarcastic?  You ask for ideas and advice and when people give it and you dislike it you "criticize" them but that's OK?  IMO anyone who gets a dog on a whim and then looks for "shortcuts" to training, shouldn't own a dog.  Maybe try fish,,,,,,,,,,,,,on second thought, I wouldn't wish that on the fish either.  Now let me have it but because I know I'm just the mean guy who's always negative.  Negative????  No, I'd like to describe myself as being more practical and honest and someone who (as previously mentioned) "won't blow smoke up your ass" and tell you what you want to hear.  Here's an understated idea THE EMPEROR IS NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES,,,,HE'S FREAKIN' NAKED.

Happy Thanksgiving, I hope the dog has a rich and generous life.

It was a start Phil, not an end. Maybe think of one positive thing to say that is relevent to the situation at hand, namely a newbie is excited about bringing home a pup to be a part of a family that includes kids. Maybe someone with your experience can start her out with just one doable piece of advice, all without being insulting.

I know it is harder not to, but this is a challenge. 

The fact that a "newbie" even mentions shortcuts and E-collars sends up flares to me and if I were the one "giving" her the dog, I would rescind my offer.  There are no "shortcuts" to dog training.  Would you want the shortest, easiest education for your child???  Or, would you want the best available, most affordable, most thorough education you could find.  To me,,,,they're more than just dogs, they are like my children.  I know to most of you they are just possessions, something that can be given up on a moments notice to shelters, but not to me. 

Bridge for sale.  Bridge for sale.

.........and as a "newbie", why would you consider, or even know anything about the use or existence of an electric collar?

I can not and will not answer for another person. But I know I have heard or read about certain things I knew nothing about, other than a general idea of what it was......But to get more knowledge, I did just as genipher did, and asked more questions about it....

Genipher, said "besides the use of an e-collar", which in my opinion, that means she didn't want to use it..

to the OP
e-collar won't work, you are correcting a dog for behavior which it has learned is acceptable. it won't understand the e-collar correction.  previous owner allowed it.  its a bad habit you must break.

I would give the dog some bonding time, then start some obed.work, even if it is just "petsmart".  if the dog jumps on you, raise your knee up under her, correctly, it should bump under her chest and knock her off, give her a stern NO JUMP at the same time.  be consistent.  your small chilcdren should only be allowed around this dog under strong supervision of you to not allow any jumping ect. Have the children sitting and the dog under your control (collar and lead on) would be all the better during the first few interactions.

you have an early teen coming into your home who has picked up some bad manner which you have to correct.  consider it like re-writing a page in a book.  this age typically has times when they "test" you and will see how much they can get away with.  so just stay on top of her and be consistent. and trust me, the terrible teen stage does end.

now time for my suggestion to be critized.

NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER use a knee to correct a dog.  There, how's that for criticism.  If you come on my property and knee your dog for jumping,,,,,,,you will be told to leave, not asked, TOLD.