Jumping on people

[Zoe&Dobbs]

Its appears to be a never ending struggle. My two boxers are well mannered, that is until somoene comes to visit. At that point they loose all brain cells whatsoever and proceed to pounce our company. At that point we try the sit, stay, down, & the no command. Are female listens (sorta) but our 2 year old male acts as if hes 6 months old. I know there are tons of different methods of training, not sure what avenue I'm going to take but I do know I will train them

 

[Bethysue]

roxy is so ridiculous that she will celebrate with everything she has even if one of my roommates just goes out to her car to get something and comes right back into the house 30 seconds later...:p

 

[sydney2]

My Question is how do you do it with three. Our three do great with us. When we come home they are happy to see us but will not jump on us. When company showes up it is a jumping barking boxer fest. I can't even get to the front door. Do you try to train all three at once? Work with one at a time till they have it down? What do you do with the other two when your working with one.

 

[KELLY W]

This is a MAJOR problem with Muggsey as well. We have tried everything and nothing has worked. Muggsey's problem is that he jumps up and holds on and jumps while he's holding on resulting in nasty scratches all over the arms, back, belly, legs etc. If we ignore him, he nips or bites feet and legs. If we still ignore him, he will stop for 2minutes and then just when we think he is calm, he is at it again. Our neighbor came over last night and Muggsey jumped on him constantly throughout the visit, and the thing is, the neighbor will step on his leash and totally ignore him until he calms down. However, then he starts acting up again after he is calm for 10 minutes. I dont know, I'm at my wits end with it anymore.

 

[Linda/NJ]

Jumping! I am so glad I am not the only one and have realized this is a problem with boxers. Ginger is 6 and we still battle this when company comes over. In the beginning, my hubby would just let her play in the yard or put her in a spare bedroom. Well, this does not solve the problem at all. I told him that she has to learn not to jump on people. Some people don't mind and non-dog people simply hate it. Still, it is not right for a dog to jump on anyone. She is fine with us, it is when we have company, which is not often. We have been working with her, we keep her on the leash and put her in the sit and stay position. But she gets so overly excited with people, it is difficult holding her by your side. Another problem I have is that my guests do not help, they make a fuss as soon as they come in. I have told them to ignore her when they come in. She has gotten better but not 100%, she will settle down, usually takes 15 minutes, then as soon as someone calls her name she is bonkers again. Don't give up everyone, I know it is difficult but keep working with them. I know they are just a bundle of love and just want to show everyone how sweet they are.:D

Linda & Ginger

 

[Cayenne's Mom]

My two are also the same. They both are great on a leash and with me but you add another person to this picture and they are maniacs. I also have them tag teaming my stepson . They will each take a side and push him down. I have done the sit stay or down stay and they will do it then once you release boom they do it again. I only let my step-son play with them one at a time. But he would like to play with both. Any more suggestions on multiples would be appreciated.

 

[AndrewY]

For inside the house with guests an alternative is to seperate the dog(s) and let the guests in, then bring the dog in on its lead, if it tries to jump up then seperate the dog and try the same thing again in ten minutes when the dog has had time to calm down and get over the first adrenaline rush.
With Stella I found it useful to lightly hold her collar rather than a lead as it gave me more control.
I have recently brought a lead that splits into two for the two dogs and find that this gives me much more control than using two seperate leads by holding it where it splits in two you can effectively prevent either dog jumping up without completely stopping their ability to move forward and back. It occurs to me that a short (18 inches or so) piece of rope with a dog clip spliced onto each end would be equally effective at home.
If you have guests that insist on making a fuss and over-exciting the dog then the only reasonable suggestion I can make is to deprive them of the opportunity to met and greet your wonderful boxers.
As with all training keep the treats handy to reward the positive behaviour.
For those that are having problems when the dog is off lead at the park the only option I can think of is working on your dog's response to the sit command at a distance, starting at a two or three feet away and working up from there. Here the use of clicker training is invaluable as you can give the click to indicate the reward for the correct behaviour at a distance, as long as you then follow up with the actual treat. It may well be worth teaching your dog a trick they can perform on greeting, offering a paw to shake being the obvious one as it gives the dog an alternative behaviour to do and it is very hard for a dog to go from sitting with a paw in the air to jumping up.
Like all training it takes calmness, consistency, patience and lots of love and treats but it is worth it.

 

[NWCoastie]

We are also having a bit of trouble with Ginger-Snap keeping her front feet on the ground. I have great faith that this will get better as we move along in our obedience class and she gets older (only 5-1/2 mos right now).

We use the "off" command when she jumps up on us. Our theory is that she can boxer-bounce to her heart's desire, but cannot make bodily contact with any human while doing it. We have been very firm on this because we have a petite skin daughter who just turned 3, and Ginger at 34 lbs, already out weighs her! She has knocked the skin kid down a few times, skin kid then cries and G-Snap makes a sad little boxer face!

At break during our obedience class, she boxes every other dog she comes up to. There is one large yellow lab named Sully who just takes a big paw and throws it over Ginger's back knocking her straight to the ground! They then lick eachother's faces profusely! As for the itsy-bitsy min-pin in the class? It tries to box back and Ginger get all Muhamad Ali and takes over the match! She is never mean, just exceptionally playful!