hey guys i have a 13 week old yellow lab (female) she listens very well but recently she started jumping on everybody and she will run after you as you walk and jump on your back i have tried to say no over and over and this is the one thing she will not obey at all what can i do to get her to stop jumping help thanks
<P>Have you leash broke her and taught her to sit stay & heel? If so, keep a lead on her so you can immediately make the correction without vocally giving the command no. When she does well with that, take the lead off and create urgency when giving the correction. By urgency I mean to supervise her so you know when she is going to do the jumping and react quickly to that behavior. All the yelling no,will just become related to the pattern she has developed. The key is to supervise. When she goes to jump, move quickly to her, put her down and immediately take your hands off her so she does not think you are playing. She will remember the quick response (urgency) more than the no command. When she goes to jump, she will immediately remember the response it generated. The idea is to illiminate the behavior, not to stop it with a command. This has become a pattern which also includes yelling no! After so many times, a dog actually thinks it is OK and the no command is actually part of the pattern. Each dogs personality is different, so the urgency you create may have to be more aggressive with some dogs than others. Jim</P>
