HAS ANYONE USED A SHOCK COLLAR TO PREVENT DOGS JUMPING UP ON PEOPLE????
I have a German Shepherd that is almost 2 years old ( 20 months to be exact ) Before we got her I researched different breeders for temperament. She is not my first Shepherd, I have had five in my adult life, sometimes two at a time. Before we had children I Schutzund trained and titled two dogs. I just want you to know that I'm not new at this.
I had her signed up for puppy classes before we even got her!
Our problem is that she is overly hyper, she jumps on everyone to the point where she is knocking them over, she's about 80 lbs.
Ive tried just about everything that I can think of.
I have been to three different training facilities. At school she is perfect, actually winning awards. At home she is a totally different dog. I have three older children (19, 16 & 13) she get's plenty of walking and play time. When someone comes to the door she will jump on them and just NOT let up. We've tried ignoring by turning our back and that seems to wind her up more. I've tried the pinch / prong collar with a correction but that doesn't phase her. I've tried treats and other distractions but she will even ignore the food in order to jump up on someone. I use friends to come over and ring the door bell to "practice' being a good dog, but it hasn't worked.
No one in our family wants to keep this dog except me. I can't give up on her. I've been thinking of buying a shock collar. Has anyone used it for jumping?
Has anyone has USED this type of collar! We have tried keeping her on a leash and stepping on it if she jumped, as soon as we let go she starts to jump up on people. I had her on a leash for over an hour and as soon as I dropped the leash she jumped up and knocked over on my 76yr old mother.
I forgot to mention that my son runs 5 miles EVERY morning with her. Every evening I take her for a 3.4 mile walk, if the weather is too cold, she uses a treadmill. She actually likes the treadmill, she will go and sit on it waiting for someone to turn it on!
I have a German Shepherd that is almost 2 years old ( 20 months to be exact ) Before we got her I researched different breeders for temperament. She is not my first Shepherd, I have had five in my adult life, sometimes two at a time. Before we had children I Schutzund trained and titled two dogs. I just want you to know that I'm not new at this.
I had her signed up for puppy classes before we even got her!
Our problem is that she is overly hyper, she jumps on everyone to the point where she is knocking them over, she's about 80 lbs.
Ive tried just about everything that I can think of.
I have been to three different training facilities. At school she is perfect, actually winning awards. At home she is a totally different dog. I have three older children (19, 16 & 13) she get's plenty of walking and play time. When someone comes to the door she will jump on them and just NOT let up. We've tried ignoring by turning our back and that seems to wind her up more. I've tried the pinch / prong collar with a correction but that doesn't phase her. I've tried treats and other distractions but she will even ignore the food in order to jump up on someone. I use friends to come over and ring the door bell to "practice' being a good dog, but it hasn't worked.
No one in our family wants to keep this dog except me. I can't give up on her. I've been thinking of buying a shock collar. Has anyone used it for jumping?
Has anyone has USED this type of collar! We have tried keeping her on a leash and stepping on it if she jumped, as soon as we let go she starts to jump up on people. I had her on a leash for over an hour and as soon as I dropped the leash she jumped up and knocked over on my 76yr old mother.
I forgot to mention that my son runs 5 miles EVERY morning with her. Every evening I take her for a 3.4 mile walk, if the weather is too cold, she uses a treadmill. She actually likes the treadmill, she will go and sit on it waiting for someone to turn it on!