We just adopted a dog! He is part herding dog, part livestock guardian dog.
The dog is 1 year old, large, and energetic. When he’s calm, he cuddles us on the couch and loves to be brushed. But he jumps — a lot!
Here’s the first behavior I’d love to stop:
When one of us walks into the room, he jumps on us with force. When playing fetch with a tennis ball, he brings it back and jumps on me and starts biting my arm/body/pants pocket. When I bring my kids out of a bedroom, he gets excited and jumps on them. On one of our walks, something triggered him and he suddenly started jumping on me and wanting to play.
I have tried ignoring him/turning around, but he seems so excited in the moment, he doesn’t notice. I have also gently stuck my knee out and walked towards him, but then he just mounts my leg and stays wrapped around it.
Do I stick with ignoring or try a new method?
It’s only been 2.5 days, but this is the behavior I want to tackle first. He’s 75lbs so I don’t want him to accidentally hurt someone in the family by knocking us over.
What are the best books/resources? Also, should we begin obedience work with a trainer to help us?
Thanks so much! I’m excited to find a better way to work with him.
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