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- From: terry@eece.ksu.edu (Terry Hull)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
- Subject: Re: Rottweilers
- Date: 29 Dec 1992 21:04:16 GMT
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- rec1@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (robert.e.covello) writes:
-
- >Hi all,
-
- >Does anyone have a lot of experience with rotties. I am having
- >a small problem with her exitement level. She's 6 1/2 months old
- >and the one of the best dogs I've ever had. When we come home
- >she is so excited she won't stop jumping for about 20 min. You
- >try everything the books and people tell you (the knee, telling
- >her to sit before she jumps) but they don't phase her.
-
- Howdy everybody. I've been so busy, my net.participation has gone to
- zero recently.
-
- Since my Rottweiler puppy, Wizard a male of 8 months and 75 lbs, and
- my adult altered male Bear both had this exact problem, I thought I
- might be able to help. First, the books are not written with my dogs
- in mind. If you bump my older male in the chest with your knee, he
- will think you are playing some sort of great game with him. My vet,
- who has successfully used this technique for years, failed utterly
- with Bear. (She is a sporting dog person.) Secondly, you should know
- that I DO allow my dogs to jump on me. In fact, I kneel down so they
- can get to my face without having to stand on their hind legs. I want
- them to greet me when I come home and I encourage them. Strangers are
- a different matter. I use obedience commands in this situation.
- Specifically I use 'Down' or 'Sit/Stay' and then allow the visitor to
- pet them. BTW: The down for dogs that have a shaky sit/stay.
- After their sit/stay is solid, I use that instead so the visitors
- don't have to stoop down quite so low. I also train 'Off' so that I
- can get them to not jump if I choose. This is done by giving them a
- stern 'Off' command and pushing them off of me and then praising as
- much as possible without encouraging them to jump up on me once again.
- At this point, my puppy will sometimes sit on his own when people come
- to the door. He knows he gets petted by strangers when he is sitting,
- and not when he is jumping around like a crazed dog.
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- Terry Hull - terry@eece.ksu.edu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University
-