Dog Health Questions: Dog training help?

Ok i'm pretty sure you've seen questions that i've posted about what to name my golden retriever and good stuff like that. Well i need some training help. I've been trying to get him to stop jumping but it does not work. and when i let him out of his kennel he runs off and goes crazy ( i let him out everyday so it's maybe an energy buildup thing) and when i try to put him on a leash he jumps up like a freakin buckin bronco and he's wild and out there....but at some points he's not. like when u tell him to sit..he will and u can hug up on him and stuff..but as soon as u back off he'll jump up and go crazy! maybe he's happy then but idk...and he's doin well sometimes on a leash but sometimes he pulls away and jumps....i realllly need some help plz

btw he's not aggressive at all! he hasn't growled, bitten, or snapped at anyone since i got him (well duh he's a golden retriever.) o yea how can i get him associated with water? he's kinda scared of it....

plz and thank u

Dog Training Tips - When Should Dog Training Start?

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He's just over excitable.
Make it a rule that unless he has all 4 feet on the floor, he is being completely ignored. If he jumps up, stop looking at him and silently turn your back to him.
When he gets excited because you have his leash, drop it and walk away until he calms down. If he continues to get excited when you put the leash on him, clip it to his collar and walk away until he is calm.
He's hyperactive and excitable because you continue to give him attention and what he wants (like walks) when he's in this excited state.
Patience is key. It will take a while, but if you continue to ignore him when he's excited, you will start to see results.

Dog Training Fundamentals

• when he does that stuff give him some water and food, and put him alone in a large bathroom,or room,...after about 3 minutes let him out,..if he still is going crazy, then dont worry about hell calm down eventually, hes just exited for his new home.


• Enroll in training classes


• Well since you are doing so well with training, I would say just keep doing what you are doing. For jumping, I say "off" pick the legs off my and dance the dog backward. when the dogs sits, I say "good boy" So they learn that jumping makes me unhappy, and sitting makes me happy. I am sure the energy thing is going on there, but you can work on that. If he pulls hard on the leash, give him less leash, you may be giving him too much leash. Keep up the good work.


• We have a golden retriever too, and he is a crazy loon as well. Because he is so totally nuts (like yours), we had an electric fence installed so we don't deal with the leashes or leads anymore (which is also safer for us!). We have gotten used to the crazy excitement when it's time to go out. He was a jumper too.
  
  If he jumped on us, we take both paws on our hands and kind-of throw them down while saying NO! We then tell him to sit while showing an open hand (as a crossing guard shows for STOP) and say "DOWN". He remains calm for about 10 seconds. If more time is needed to open the door we keep repeating it til his breathing returns to (almost) normal. Also, for some reason, when you tell him to sit, he sits on my feet with his back to me, plus he is a "leaner".
  
  But he is 4 years old and still goes crazy when it's time to go out or when we come home (even if we've been gone for 3 minutes!). We've actually decided that he's a Golden and that's the way he'll be and that eventually as he ages he'll calm down (I'm told it's around 6). We make sure nothing breakable is by the door and that both of our feet are firmly planted so we don't get knocked over, and take a deep sigh when he's finally out in the yard.
  
  The electric fence was professionally installed and works great, although he needed a heavy-duty collar and some extra training because, well, he's a Golden Retriever!
  
  He is also not good on a leash - he doesn't pull so much, it's that he can't stay on one side and goes back and forth, so the fence saved us an awful lot of aggravation. If he must be on a lead, we use a very short leash to provide better control. He is very good in the car once we taught him that he can't sit on my lap as I drive, but he insists on sitting behind the wheel when he's waiting for my return.
  
  Good luck with your crazy fuzzy doggie! You may have to resign yourself that some things are inherent in the breed and make some adjustments to accomodate his nuttiness.
  
  As to the water - he won't go in a little pool but loves biting water coming from the hose or sprinkler. (Start with that if you can). Ours was 2 before he discovered that it's fun. But be careful as goldens have a tendency to have sensitive skin and after a day of playing with the sprinkler and getting soaked to the skin, tends to get dry scabs on his chest and ears ($30 spray remedy from the vet). And when the sprinkler gets turned off, he gets a little depressed, but a new tennis ball cures that pretty fast!
  
  Again, good luck!


• well when he jumps (my neighbors do this) they step on his back paw. not to hurt him but it makes them stop jumping then you can yell at him in a deep but somewhat louder voice "no!" and if you keep repeatidly doing this it might work. i have an Australian Shepherd mix puppy that is like almost 9 months i think. she just had her toe amputated and it was hard to keep her from jumping cuz she had to take it easy for so long that she just had soo much energy. i dont know how to get him not afraid of water but just do the best that you can like maybe take him to a lake and play fetch and play around with him in the water or just buy a little baby plastic pool and fill it up with water and let him swim and splash in that. just an idea though.