This week I was out training my German Shepherd princess, and I met a gentleman that told me he just got a new German Shepherd Puppy. He told me his pup, is now 4 months old and wanted to know why the puppy was still jumping so much and he thought his puppy would have grown out of it by now.
This is how I answered his question? I told him with my experience I have learned that all puppies jump. After raising multiple puppies, I learned it would take me up to about six months before I would see the jumping start to stop completely as long as I was consistent every day with correcting my puppy every time he or she jumped on me or anyone else.
No one wants to get jumped and scratched and nipped on by there own German Shepherd puppy.
Every time my dog my puppy jumped on me I would walk towards her until she decided to sit or stop jumping. I found that if I kept backing up, I just kept giving my puppy more room to jump on me. I did this with a leash on her and without a leash. It worked out great and it stops her from jumping and nipping every time she saw me.
It stopped her jumping and nipping problem faster than other ways I read about.
When I did some research this is what I found,
Here’s what other people were saying to do, like put your knee up every time your puppy jumps, and turn away and ignore them. That did not work for me after trying these training methods that other people were saying that would actually work.
What I learned from this experience dogs are uncomfortable walking backward.
I believe all dogs and puppies jump for multiple reasons. What I’ve learned from my own German Shepherds. How we interact with them on a daily basis will play a big part in the responsibility for the way they behave. I’ve learned that it’s best to teach puppies what we want them to learn, rather than let Natural pack Instincts take over.
Here are other reasons why German Shepherd jump and nip so much.
Let’s look at a few examples,
Excited to see you.
It’s how they communicate when living within the pack
How they play with other littermates.
Jumping and nipping is normal with German shepherd puppies.
Dogs do not see us as human. They see us as another Litter Mate.
Have you ever ask yourself this question?
Do you talk to your puppy when he or she, is excited when they see you? If yes” and he still trying to jump? Then I’d recommend stop talking so much when he acts that way? Most of the time we forget because we forgot what it was like to raise a new puppy. I know I have. So for me and you, these are the things we need to keep in mind when training and raising a new GSD dog to stop jumping.
Hey, friends just a quick reminder. My new German Shepherd puppy is now 4 weeks old and I cannot pick him up from the Breeder until his eight weeks of age. Please check back because I’m going to be making some videos of me working with my new puppy that will fit in great with this article. Thanks and best of luck with your German Shepherd Puppy.