Dog Health Questions: Dog training need help?

im in the process of training my doberman pinscher..shes house broken..but when i walk her she always jumps on people when they wana pet her she doesnt bite but no1 wants a big dog jumping on them..also when i walk her she pulls me..how do i stop all this

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alot of it start outside when walking. firstly you want to make sure you dog is calm before you walk out that door. if he is jumping and all excited then he will most likely act that way outside too. so put his leash on him and if he is calm attempt to go through the door

if he suddenly becomes excited go back and close the door and wait till he is calm again.

A dog should never walk in front of the owner. If a dog is walking in front of you he is telling you he is the dominant one and the pack leader. If he is pulling and you can't stop him get him a harness that goes around his chest and not neck.

this will give you greater control in controlling the dog (refrain from choke harnesses please, 95% of ppl use them wrong anyways)

If your dog starts to get a head of you. pull him back to the side of you and stop. wait for a bit then go. repeat as necessary

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• ask the person who wants to pet her to wait, get the dog to sit then let that person pet her if she goes to jump tell the person to stop until she has sat again, keep doing this, she will learn she only ges attention when she is sitting


• There are a couple things you can do. The "pinching/prong" collars worked great for our friends lab - when they pull it pinches the skin around their neck (not to the point of damaging anything though). I suggest taking walks initially where you know there will not be people. Concentrate on keeping her close to your side (use the "heel" command). Once she has mastered this, you can introduce her to other people/dogs. While walking her keep the leash taught, not too lose, not too tight. Control her with lots of verbal ques & treats when she walks nicely. It'll take a while, but it worked with my golden retriever pup. Good Luck!


• Gentle leader, the moment he jumps, pull down and up the collar in one motion...this will automatically get him in a sit position with heads up, hold on to that position for few seconds and make sure he does not give a fuss. It only takes two days for my dog to learn jumping is not a good idea...


• And take an obedience class. If she's pulling and you don't know how to stop that, you need help. Getting it over the internet is not the best idea. You can find yourself a good trainer and wind up with an exceptionally well trained dog or you can futz around and wind up with a dog that isn't all that well trained.
  
  It's up to you!


• Call your dog's breeder, or contact your local kennel club. They can refer you to a reputable trainer in your area.


• An easy way to get your dog to stop pulling is to use and Easy Walk harness. It is a harness that they wear and the leash clips in front between their front two legs so that if they pull, they get turned toward you and can't move forward. Also, never let the pulling occur. Sounds stupid but you have to correct the behavior EVERY time it happens. If the dog pulls, stop and pull her back to you then reward her when she is in the correct position. It may take you forever to even get around the block but eventually she will make the connection that there is no forward motion unless she is in the correct position.
  As far as the jumping, when people approach her tell them not to pet her or even talk to her or look at her unless she is sitting or standing. This takes a lot of practice! Ask friends and family to help you out. If she stays sitting or standing and doesn't jump, reward her. She will eventually figure out that she gets no attention unless she is in the correct position. Also, don't let her jump on you at home because dogs can't make the distinction when a behavior is ok and when its not so you have to be very consistent. If she jumps on you when you come home, don't look at her or talk to her or even touch her until she is sitting...then give her affection and reward her.
  Training a dog is a long process but you will be rewarded if you are persistant. I have a very well behaved and very large dog but no one minds her coming to their house or coming to our house because she is so good. It took a lot of time and training but it is worth it in the end.