Excited corgi

[MattC]

Hi folks,
My corgi is about 15 months old and I am afraid he is getting into a bad habit. When I come home from work he gets very excited and he starts barking and jumping up on me. At firstI didn't think much of it but he has started doing the same thing to house guests. Most of my friends are cool with it because they have know Nick since he was 10 weeks old. But I don't want him to think this is acceptable behaviour.

Whenever he starts getting excited I try to distract him with by telling him NO! or I make him sit and do other obediance training tricks. Should I be doing something else to disuade him from jumping up?

[Michael Romanos]

A very quick response - the first thing to do is IGNORE him and tell any visitors to do the same. Do not talk to him or look at him. He is not present. after several minutes then you and others can make the big fuss and recognition he craves for. After a week of this he should be so much better - indeed he should be able to greet people at the door without all the explosion of emotion. This is you taking charge as his leader.
Taylor is the door greeter in my household and he'll offer a very warm welcome if encouraged. But if ignored he just says hello and retreat.

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by MattC

Hi folks,
My corgi is about 15 months old and I am afraid he is getting into a bad habit. When I come home from work he gets very excited and he starts barking and jumping up on me. At firstI didn't think much of it but he has started doing the same thing to house guests. Most of my friends are cool with it because they have know Nick since he was 10 weeks old. But I don't want him to think this is acceptable behaviour.

Whenever he starts getting excited I try to distract him with by telling him NO! or I make him sit and do other obediance training tricks. Should I be doing something else to disuade him from jumping up?

I think teaching him to sit is on the right track. Do not pet him until he sits. No attention from you (or a friend) unless he is sitting. Corgis are smart, he should learn that quickly.

Peggy

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I second the ignoring thing. Just ignore him until he settles down, then you can praise and greet him. He'll learn that he'll only get attention if he doesn't jump and bark at you, and that if he does he'll just get the cold shoulder.

[Michael Romanos]

Yea, if you can 'hold' your tongue (and it is hard thing to do) and not say a word to the little fellow, things might just fall in place - not instantly, but eventually.
Last night I held a dinner party for a dozen people and all of them IGNORED Taylor at the front door. As each arrived, Taylor told us that people were here, he followed them from the door up the stairs into the top lounge and waited for any signs of recognition and if it was forthcoming he would do what he had been dying to do - give a proper Taylor welcome to whoever was prepared to acknowledge him.

[MagnoliaFly]

I keep Bernie on a leash and step on it so it is long enough that she can sit up but not jump. If she jumps, it pulls her back down so it is a self-consequence.

Bernie turns a year old next Saturday, but she still gets really excited just like your dog. It is a challenge every time we have new people come in, I usually leash her to a door in my living room and don't let her greet anyone until she calms down.

It doesn't work perfectly but she's getting better at it.

[Pawsies]

Ignore. If he jumps up on you, turn your back away.

Also, to get him used to visitors at the door (barking), have a few treats by the door, tell him to sit and wait whilst you greet the visitors. Once he has stayed still, reward him.

[MyPemCharlie]

Charlie is also a "jump up" challenge. He does not jump up on me, because I don't acknowledge or encourage it. However, when we're out, he has jumped up at every new person he meets.

I always tell people that I'm trying to discourage the behaviour and to please ignore him, but keep getting no help from friends, family, and strangers (at the vet's office). "Oh but he's so cute." "But he's not hurting anything." "Well you can discourage his jumping...after he's through with me. Hah, ha! Cute Charlie." "He's just being a puppy. kiss...kiss" I usually respond that it won't be so cute when he's 5-10 pounds heavier in a year or two. I usually end up pulling him away from people, "Nooooo. We don't want Charlie jumping", making friends/family look at me like I'm an meanie ogre.

This is definitely a major weak spot in our training. I don't have enough people around on a regular basis, and when I do have Charlie around people, they are indulging his jumping. Aaccchhhh!

[Louwants]

I know how you feel, Chris. I don't want Duncan or Chloe jumping on people, and I make them sit when I come home from work before I pet them. My husband on the other hand, allows the dogs to jump up on him and pets them. I've just about given up on that. Although, they do listen when I tell them down, they do sit down.

[colbycorgi]

We too are having the same issue with Colby...he thinks, im little, i need to jump, but we are working on it....i dont have any secret tricks but we're trying....in puppy classes,we were told to have him sit for greeting and ignore and all that...we just slack off sometimes and it shows....oh well....tomorrows another day....

[MyPemCharlie]

Today as Charlie and I were coming home from our morning walk, a neighbor a few doors down (who I had not previously met) was out calling his min poodle...who he lets run free all over the neighborhood every day.

I said hello and we introduced ourselves. Charlie was like a ping pong ball, jumping up all over the guy. Everytime I tugged hard on his leash and said "No Jumping!". Charlie just smiled and jumped more until I finally just stepped on his leash so he couldn't move. He also climbed on top of the guys poodle and pinned him down. The neighbor was laughing saying "It's all right. He's cute!" I told him I wanted to have Charlie Obedience certified and he won't pass unless I can get him to quit jumping on everyone.

As an aside... Talk about dumb and dumber. First I've got the one neighbor with the antisocial Pit Bull next door charging the fence. Now this neighbor I met today told me that his 2 year old min poodle got under another neighbor's fence and impregnated her beagle. He said he would try to help her find homes for the puppies...what would that be?...beadoodles or poodeagles. Bunch of freaking, irresponsible pet owners in my neighborhood.

[Louwants]

I agree.....very irresponsible owners. He should get his poodle nuetered, then he won't have to find homes for the little ones. I imagine you would call the babies poogles. How does that sound?