I've got a difficulty my boxer is 10 months old and wont stop jumping on people. he's fine with the people that live here but and company beware. it not that they dont want to pet him he just wont stay down long enough for them to touch him. I've tryed to hold him down at a sit and stay but he breaks the stay as soon as they get with in arms reach. I've tryed the same at a him laying down but he seems to be able to get up and on his hind end to fast. we have been working on him sitting before we will greet him after we come home from work etc. and he 's getting better but still jumps sometimes..... but as of right now I have no one that will get close enough to him to help me break him of this. I need some advice on a different way
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Anthony
Boxer Pal
get a long rope and tie it to a clip on his collar and leave it on him in the house. Whenever he meets someone stand on the lead so he can stand but not jump. Practice this in the house, outside, at the door, etc. With the long lead you can correct him from a long way away and by standing on it he doesn't even see you do it!
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harley is nearly 8 months old and over 80 pounds. i have this same problem! i have tried the leash on him in the house before i let people in the door. he DRAGS me! i only weigh 128 pounds and he is just to much for me! not sure standing on it will be much better. worth a try though.
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LB,JB,Mikey (2 year old cat) & Sergeant Major Harley (black reverse male brindle born Jan.21,00)
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LB,JB,Mikey (2 year old cat) & Sergeant Major Harley (black reverse male brindle born Jan.21,00)
Krikkit
Boxer Insane
This may be worth a try...it is long though, cut and pasted from a training handout 
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So, how do we stop this behaviour? One of the easiest ways is to teach your dog an alternative behaviour which is more rewarding than the 'offered' behaviour. In this case the 'offered' behaviour is jumping up. One of the best things is to teach your dog / puppy to sit instead of jumping. Be aware that a very young puppy will not hold a sit / stay for very long as they have a short attention span, but as they grow they will become more adept at this. When your Boxer is sitting, praise them, pet them, give a treat and generally let them know what a wonderful dog they are. We will talk more about teaching alternative behaviour further down.
You will have to watch that you are not the cause of your jumping Boxer. When you return home do you immediately make a big fuss of your dog and get them excited? This is very tempting to do, as you are pleased to see her, but stop doing this or any training will be useless. When you return home ignore your dog for 5 - 10 minutes then when you do say hi, do so calmly. This is not cruel, it will teach your dog that you can come and go as you please without a major production of greetings and emotions. Dogs will respect the new calmer you more than the old hyper you. If your dog proceeds to launch himself at you full pelt when you arrive - stay upright, turn you head towards the ceiling, yawn, and then slowly turn your back on your dog, do not give them any recognition at all for the unwanted behaviour - this is a 'calming signal' for your dog and if you are consistent you will have less problems with a Boxer missile. Your entire family and any visitors to your house should do the exact same thing. If any visitors object, then they are not really doggy people and hopefully will not visit you anymore. Just joking, if non-doggy people do visit you and are not willing to co-operate, then put your Boxer away in her crate, or the yard, or a room, so she can not keep up with the 'self-rewarding' jumping behaviour.
Back to teaching the sit as an alternative behaviour to the jumping. The easiest way to teach a sit, especially with a young dog, is to lure him into a sit. He will need to learn a sit in a calm, non-stressful environment before you can apply it to jumping. Take some very tasty treats (liver, cheese, salami, chicken etc), hold in from of your Boxer's nose, and then move your hand holding the treat up and over your dogs head. If he wants the treat he will follow your hand 'up and over' with his head and end up in a sit. See how easy that was? As soon as his bottom touches the ground give the treat and lots of praise. At this stage do not expect him to hold the sit. Do this many times, your hand movement will become your 'sit' hand signal. When you feel your dog has got this, add the verbal sit command. So far so good. Now we can use this in place of jumping.
Practice is necessary, as if your dog is excitedly jumping up when you return home and that does not happen frequently, then he is not getting much of a chance to learn. If he jumps up on visitors but you only see people every fortnight, then that is not enough for him to be able to understand his requirements in greeting people. She will need to learn the alternative behaviour through frequent training sessions. You can make things much easier for your Boxer by leaving the house through a door which is not the main entrance, waiting outside for 5 or so minutes and then coming back in to house through the front door. If your dog jumps, ignore him, he should calm down very quickly, then you can lure him into a sit and treat and praise. Have friends come over and do the same. Make sure you know when your friends are going to arrive, and when they do, ask your dog to sit-stay before opening the door. He will be excited at first, but if they are good friends, they should not mind leaving and then returning several times. The more you can practice, the more consistent you are, and the more praise your dog gets for doing the right thing, the better he will be.
These are NOT acceptable things to do to your Boxer if he jumps up:
*Raise your knee as he jumps (you may harm your dog and your knee).
*Stand on his back paws (ouch! He will be clueless as to why you did this).
*Bop him hard on his nose with your fist (some people actually do this - sad but true. It the equivalent of walking up to greet a friend and then punching them).
These are acceptable ways of teaching your dog not to jump:
*Do not get your dog excited when you return home.
*Teach an alternative behaviour to jumping consistently with a lot of positive reinforcement.
*Practice the alternative behaviour frequently.
*Ignore the unwanted behaviour in a very calm manner.
You will be surprised at how quickly your dog picks up on what is acceptable if given the right training. Be consistent, praise frequently, give him lots of love and make training fun. Good Luck!
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So, how do we stop this behaviour? One of the easiest ways is to teach your dog an alternative behaviour which is more rewarding than the 'offered' behaviour. In this case the 'offered' behaviour is jumping up. One of the best things is to teach your dog / puppy to sit instead of jumping. Be aware that a very young puppy will not hold a sit / stay for very long as they have a short attention span, but as they grow they will become more adept at this. When your Boxer is sitting, praise them, pet them, give a treat and generally let them know what a wonderful dog they are. We will talk more about teaching alternative behaviour further down.
You will have to watch that you are not the cause of your jumping Boxer. When you return home do you immediately make a big fuss of your dog and get them excited? This is very tempting to do, as you are pleased to see her, but stop doing this or any training will be useless. When you return home ignore your dog for 5 - 10 minutes then when you do say hi, do so calmly. This is not cruel, it will teach your dog that you can come and go as you please without a major production of greetings and emotions. Dogs will respect the new calmer you more than the old hyper you. If your dog proceeds to launch himself at you full pelt when you arrive - stay upright, turn you head towards the ceiling, yawn, and then slowly turn your back on your dog, do not give them any recognition at all for the unwanted behaviour - this is a 'calming signal' for your dog and if you are consistent you will have less problems with a Boxer missile. Your entire family and any visitors to your house should do the exact same thing. If any visitors object, then they are not really doggy people and hopefully will not visit you anymore. Just joking, if non-doggy people do visit you and are not willing to co-operate, then put your Boxer away in her crate, or the yard, or a room, so she can not keep up with the 'self-rewarding' jumping behaviour.
Back to teaching the sit as an alternative behaviour to the jumping. The easiest way to teach a sit, especially with a young dog, is to lure him into a sit. He will need to learn a sit in a calm, non-stressful environment before you can apply it to jumping. Take some very tasty treats (liver, cheese, salami, chicken etc), hold in from of your Boxer's nose, and then move your hand holding the treat up and over your dogs head. If he wants the treat he will follow your hand 'up and over' with his head and end up in a sit. See how easy that was? As soon as his bottom touches the ground give the treat and lots of praise. At this stage do not expect him to hold the sit. Do this many times, your hand movement will become your 'sit' hand signal. When you feel your dog has got this, add the verbal sit command. So far so good. Now we can use this in place of jumping.
Practice is necessary, as if your dog is excitedly jumping up when you return home and that does not happen frequently, then he is not getting much of a chance to learn. If he jumps up on visitors but you only see people every fortnight, then that is not enough for him to be able to understand his requirements in greeting people. She will need to learn the alternative behaviour through frequent training sessions. You can make things much easier for your Boxer by leaving the house through a door which is not the main entrance, waiting outside for 5 or so minutes and then coming back in to house through the front door. If your dog jumps, ignore him, he should calm down very quickly, then you can lure him into a sit and treat and praise. Have friends come over and do the same. Make sure you know when your friends are going to arrive, and when they do, ask your dog to sit-stay before opening the door. He will be excited at first, but if they are good friends, they should not mind leaving and then returning several times. The more you can practice, the more consistent you are, and the more praise your dog gets for doing the right thing, the better he will be.
These are NOT acceptable things to do to your Boxer if he jumps up:
*Raise your knee as he jumps (you may harm your dog and your knee).
*Stand on his back paws (ouch! He will be clueless as to why you did this).
*Bop him hard on his nose with your fist (some people actually do this - sad but true. It the equivalent of walking up to greet a friend and then punching them).
These are acceptable ways of teaching your dog not to jump:
*Do not get your dog excited when you return home.
*Teach an alternative behaviour to jumping consistently with a lot of positive reinforcement.
*Practice the alternative behaviour frequently.
*Ignore the unwanted behaviour in a very calm manner.
You will be surprised at how quickly your dog picks up on what is acceptable if given the right training. Be consistent, praise frequently, give him lots of love and make training fun. Good Luck!
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Good advice from krikkit.
I had to put my Amy on the leash for any visitors for the first year anyhow. She jumped like a bouncing ball.
Now people are suprised that she is so good. Excited first, but after a short while she lies down or walks from person to person calmly. It took her about 2 years to grow completely out of it. However we now have the problem with anyone *leaving*. I make her sit and I now have to leash her when Robert, her daddy, leaves for work. She does not do this to me, only Robert and any visitors trying to touch the handle of the door too leave she will nip at the hand, briefcase, jacket, she nipped Rob in the bottom once. I have to hold her till he has stepped outside. This is not happening when he just walks in / out, but she recoqnises when someone 'really' leaves ie. when he goes to work. I am not sure what to do about that one. I make her sit and wait. I cant hold her on the collar any longer I have to get the leash for that. Its not that big a problem (Rob thinks its funny) but I forget about visitors now because she is so good with them now otherwise. best regards
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Gabi
Amy/01.01.97/tan,black mask/spayed/natural ears
I had to put my Amy on the leash for any visitors for the first year anyhow. She jumped like a bouncing ball.
Now people are suprised that she is so good. Excited first, but after a short while she lies down or walks from person to person calmly. It took her about 2 years to grow completely out of it. However we now have the problem with anyone *leaving*. I make her sit and I now have to leash her when Robert, her daddy, leaves for work. She does not do this to me, only Robert and any visitors trying to touch the handle of the door too leave she will nip at the hand, briefcase, jacket, she nipped Rob in the bottom once. I have to hold her till he has stepped outside. This is not happening when he just walks in / out, but she recoqnises when someone 'really' leaves ie. when he goes to work. I am not sure what to do about that one. I make her sit and wait. I cant hold her on the collar any longer I have to get the leash for that. Its not that big a problem (Rob thinks its funny) but I forget about visitors now because she is so good with them now otherwise. best regards
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Gabi
Amy/01.01.97/tan,black mask/spayed/natural ears
Jennifer -Pharaoh's Mom
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I broke Pharaoh of this by teaching him to get in his "chair" (a big pappasan chair)when company comes over. He is to lay in it or sit in it and THEN he gets attention. AFter about 3 minutes he's calm enough to let down. Some are more hyper than others when company comes over. Remember, puppies are HARDHEADS! Stay firm, don't act all overexcited when you greet him when you get home, and teach him to be calm during greetings. Find a sofa or chair of his own and teach him to use it when he wants to be greeted. It only took a few sessions with Pharaoh.
Good luck!
Jennifer
PS ..there's always doggy prozac! LOL :D
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Pharaoh/Fawn/Black Mask
Born 9-8-96
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Good luck!
Jennifer
PS ..there's always doggy prozac! LOL :D
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Pharaoh/Fawn/Black Mask
Born 9-8-96
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Here you can see the Boxerwold REG's with their families and dogs
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