I really hate having strange dogs even dogs I know jumping up at me, I want to be able to walk through the park or even going in my friend house without being knocked over by over excited dogs, I am not being mean I just don't like it full stop, non of my 6 jump up people or me so I don't want anyone's else dog jumping up at me. Take today I went to the 50's club on the park & this over excited young Labrador came running over to me & kept on trying to jump up on me, he was on a stupid flexi lead with his owner about 15 foot away who had no control of his dog what's so ever, he was calling his dog back who was totally ignoring his owner, so I grabbed the dogs collar holding him down away from me so he could not jump up on me, finally his owner walked over & said he's only 7 months old & gets excited when he see's people, I told his owner that he should of stopped his dog from running towards me in the first place especially if he knew he was going to jump all over me, I also told him he needs to train his dog to come when called & not to jump up at people, as a lot of people are scared of dogs & having a big dog jumping up at them is not on. One of my friends don't seem to understand why I keep pushing her Yorktese (Yorkshire Terrier/Maltese cross) down away from me, even thou I keep telling her I don't want her dog jumping up at me as soon as I walk through the door, its probably just me but I would like to walk in sit down then have her dog come sit or stand next to me to be stroked patted have belly rubbed, not having the dog jumping all over me when I am sitting down, I now sit on chair at the dinner table with my legs right under the table just to stop her dog from jumping all over me. It's not that I don't want to say hello to the dogs I just hate being jumped up on, specially large young dogs who can in their excitement nip your nose, ears face, shoulders & hands, I will & do pat quiet dogs that just stand/sit there being good, but I will totally ignore unruly dogs that's are trying to jump up at me.
its a good job you dont meet Figo then , because he is that young Lab, and although I agree with you to a degree, I am a little more tolerant of young pups. My morning walk consists of one standard poodle shoving her nose into everyone`s pockets, for treats, one JRT that can out jump anything , and Figo who will meet and greet everyone. Luckily most people we meet are a little more relaxed about dogs being dogs, but I do understand some people don`t like it. I had a Boxer that never got the message abot not jumping up, he did it till he died, bless him.
I can understand really young puppies 12 to 20 weeks old jumping up, but not 7 month old pups on leads jumping up. I started a dog walking club up & non of the dogs jump up on people, they well behaved dogs some highly excited dogs (springers, boxers) they too been taught not to jump up people. You be very lucky if any of my JRT's come say hello to you in my home, you might get one popping their head round door to see who it is, then they would disappear back outside again, or bury themselves in their blankets & go back to sleep.
I think it's down to the owners - they should only allow their dogs to greet people who want to be greeted, and if someone said they'd rather the dog did not jump up, they should also respect that. For me personally, I don't mind as dogs will be dogs - but it can be a little annoying if I've just put on a fresh pair of clothes only to have them dirtied by someone who hasn't trained their dog to stop
i with you tina i dont like it and i just turn my back on them. It happens about 50 times aday at work and i sometimes feel like im just spinning around. But i dont let it get to me, ive trained my dog not to do it and i wont let others jump on me. some people like it though.
See I quite like boisterous dogs and I'm very tolerant of youngsters but it's mostly Labs that mug me when we're out and I've even had a jacket ripped by an over zealous Labrador looking for treats but I can look after myself and not everyone can, We once left my Mil sitting on a bench by the lake while we dashed through the woods with the dogs and came back to find her on the floor with a dog on top of her and the owners apparently unable to remove him. He was friendly, the Mil saw the funny side but I was so P!ssed off with the owners. They couldn't get it off yet I removed it rather swiftly with a bellow and one hand while the OH sorted his mum out.
I'm not a fan either TBH. Don't appreciate a boisterous, strong, large dog, nearly knocking me off my feet while the owner stands by and laughs at how much their dog loves people. I'll try and stand in a position, slightly bent over them, to prevent them from jumping up. Then I can enjoy fussing them!
After spending the first 21 years of my life with a succession of labs (my parents dogs) who constantly muddied my clothes, laddered my tights and snagged my sweaters with their claws, I swore that when I had dogs of my own one of the first things I'd teach them was not to jump up! Georgina learnt very quickly that jumping up at people was not allowed and the only time I have a problem with her is when the district nurse calls round. She has the annoying habit of shouting Georgina's name as soon as walks through the front gate but when Georgie comes bounding down the garden to greet her, the silly woman will flap her her hands and push Georgie away and then complain that she doesn't wan't her clothes dirtied! I've tried to explain to her that she's confusing my girl by giving her mixed messages but she doesn't seem to understand. I really despair with some people!
None of my dogs are particularly interested in other people, so are unlikely to even come over to say hello, never mind jump up. Hubby's new young collie is very excitable though and has obviously been allowed to jump up in her last home (she is 9 months) as she leaps all over us. She is in the process of being taught it isn't acceptable. I wouldn't say I am a fan of being jumped on, but then I can't say it overly worries me either.
One of the first things Pereg was taught was not to jump up on me, along with keeping clear of my wheels. Unfortunately my neighbour adores her and the adoration is mutual, and my neighbour is far more difficult to train!
I agree with not wanting dogs to jump on me. I have very sensitive skin and am always bruised and even get cuts through my pants if a big dog jumps on me. My lot is not allowed to jump and Leo and Bailie are pretty good at respecting that (with the exeption of my dad, brother and SIL, I can´t train them) but Desty is constantly encouriged to jump on stranger when they meet her so that is a bit more challenging. So far I will try to correct her and tell people she is not allowed to jump and if people do not listen I wil move the dog away from them and tell them to leave her alone.
