Jumping on owners
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| For such a young pup, any physical contact (even pushing him off you) can just get him even more excited as it sounds like you've figured out.
Give this a try: When he starts to jump on you, turn your back to him, cross your arms holding them close to your body and stand straight with your feet together. Do this calmly without saying a word. If he runs around to jump on you continue to turn your back to him silently. Then only give him attention when he settles down and stops jumping... with a "thank you" or a "good boy". Another trick you can try, since I would assume you have done some basic obedience training with him is to have a stash of treats in your pocket when you arrive home or near the door. Ask the dog to sit/lie down/stay when he starts jumping. No petting/greeting/affection until he sits. Treats are handy for this since he's so young he might not be obedient without treats yet. 
If you haven't done basic obedience training with him yet - do it! Maybe take a class just you and the pup, since you mentioned your dog listens to the other person in your household more than you. Doing an obedience class just the two of you will help him to bond to you and see you as an authority figure as well. Hope that helps. |
| Welcome to the forum!!!
I've not had a puppy, so I will defer to others for advice here. Just wanted to say "Hi" and good luck! |
| Oh the jumping!
Mine was so stubborn! I tried the folding arm and walked away and all that but he never gave up! The basic training helped, but not when he was excited. I would admitted that I was weak - his baby teeth always made him a winner! I was less afriad after his baby teeth were gone. At that time he was still small enough for me to make him sit. He did outgrow the behavior when he got older, though. He still jumps here and there, but not all the time. As a crazy owner, I jump on him, too LOL. When he jumps now I just push him off, and he would know I don't like it and stops. Good luck! |
All good suggestions 
Giving a command to sit distracts the dog and settles it down by giving it something else to focus on, but until that kicks in sometimes it can help to leave a leash on when you're home. When the dog goes to jump you can step on the leash and then the dog can't get very far. When it's caught off guard and stays down then if you give lots of praise and hopefully it will reinforce sitting or even just staying on all fours. |
| Good suggestions here, but there's one more that might help (even if it seems silly). Humphrey used to love to jump on me and give me a hug, so I decided I would just turn it into a trick. So now there's a "hug" command which allows him to jump up on me - and like some of his other more dangerous tricks, he knows not to do them until commanded, and he knows if he behaves theirs a good chance I'll let him give me a nice hug.
Who knows if this is good practice, but it works for me. And as far as I'm concerned, the more silly tricks the better. Keep that sharp mind of their working! |
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