operagirl84
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Hi everyone,
Looking for some advice on my girl Cassie -- a rescued 7-month-old Belgian Malinois/Boxer that I've had since she was 5 months old. Cassie has been working through some stuff (lol) because she didn't understand the concept of any boundaries or basic obedience, but we've made strides.
My big issue now is that Cassie thinks it's okay to jump on everyone (strangers, family, friends, etc) to say hi to them. If you try to block her with your hands, direct her down by the collar or leash, etc, she goes full-on land-shark and starts gnawing on your hands.
I'm looking for ways to correct this because I don't want her jumping on people, but the positive-reinforcement-only facility where she took adolescent obedience only believes in 'treat scattering'. I can attest: this does not work for her.
Cassie knows 'sit', 'down', 'here', 'place', 'leave it', and 'out' but becomes incredibly stubborn if someone comes in, including house-mates (which makes this a multiple-times a day thing even if she's brought out on her leash or told to sit before greeting).
Any thoughts on this would be super welcome.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Looking for some advice on my girl Cassie -- a rescued 7-month-old Belgian Malinois/Boxer that I've had since she was 5 months old. Cassie has been working through some stuff (lol) because she didn't understand the concept of any boundaries or basic obedience, but we've made strides.
My big issue now is that Cassie thinks it's okay to jump on everyone (strangers, family, friends, etc) to say hi to them. If you try to block her with your hands, direct her down by the collar or leash, etc, she goes full-on land-shark and starts gnawing on your hands.
I'm looking for ways to correct this because I don't want her jumping on people, but the positive-reinforcement-only facility where she took adolescent obedience only believes in 'treat scattering'. I can attest: this does not work for her.
Cassie knows 'sit', 'down', 'here', 'place', 'leave it', and 'out' but becomes incredibly stubborn if someone comes in, including house-mates (which makes this a multiple-times a day thing even if she's brought out on her leash or told to sit before greeting).
Any thoughts on this would be super welcome.