Welcoming "Friday"

WOW, and good on you, I think you need to pm Sera_J?

I never had any success using food or toys to train Nikon to settle/not bark/not jump.  The presence of those rewards only makes him MORE excited, lol.  Basically, we used ourselves as the reward, since he wanted to jump on us.  I crate him while I'm out, so when I come home, I wait until he is quite and lying down before opening his crate.  It took a few months, but now when I get home from work he is the BEST behaved of the three (Kenya is loose in the house and she barks but backs off, Coke sometimes barks, but I make my way downstairs at my own pace and find Nikon still lying down in his crate, silent). 

Another thing is back-tying the dog to something sturdy, then when you (or a new person) approaches if she starts wiggling, say "uh oh", turn away, and stay out of reach with your back turned for 10 seconds before trying again.  If she bounces, then you move out of range.  If she stays put, you move closer and eventually pet and praise her.

What also helped with Nikon was teaching a default behavior and reinforcing it a LOT.  His is a down.  If he sees a new toy or treat come out, the down is the first thing he will try, and even though he is now a year old and has calmed down a bit, I still reinforce it from time to time.

 Dont know if Weims' are anything like Vizslas but Joker was a very jumpy pup. Was told and did research that V's were a jumpy breed and would need to be taught that it wasnt appropriate. He will still jump on people when very excited if allowed.

Liesje

What also helped with Nikon was teaching a default behavior and reinforcing it a LOT.  His is a down.  If he sees a new toy or treat come out, the down is the first thing he will try, and even though he is now a year old and has calmed down a bit, I still reinforce it from time to time.

Liesje

What also helped with Nikon was teaching a default behavior and reinforcing it a LOT.  His is a down.  If he sees a new toy or treat come out, the down is the first thing he will try, and even though he is now a year old and has calmed down a bit, I still reinforce it from time to time.

This is what I did with Belle, my wild thing.  She was a jumper, nipping at hands and all sorts of attention seeking behavior.  I taught her that all good things come when you SIT.   I didn't talk much to her because it sent her into outer space.  NILIF is your friend with dogs like this and Friday will get it, if you are consistent and patient.  Belle has come a long way in a year from a dog I thought I would have to kill or be killed at first. lol  Weim's are very smart dogs and I have no doubt that if you can get through the first few months, you will see a huge improvement.

Can't wait to see pic's and good on you for taking her into your home!

 I do have a crate I was putting her in at night, and when I was gone. But she seems very afraid of it. I do with her as I did with Max.

Treat her before she goes in, then treat and praise when shes in the crate. But if I go anywhere near the crate she backs off and runs for safety, so I have to carrier her to the crate and physcially PUT her in. I like the idea of only letting her own when shes calm. I think I'll go back to crating 

 I have a dvd called crate games, which I think might help. Actually, some of it can be done not in a crate, but on a mat or something, which might also help.

Also, while my dog is a tiny cavalier, and he actually barks, this might be helpful. I tried putting the barking on command, and also giving him a quiet command. I rarely give the command to bark, and the command to shut up is effective temporarily only. So, I am now trying a combination of giving an alternative cue, though not necessarily something incompatible. Generally, I have him give a paw, since he has a high likelihood of being correct, or have him touch my fist with his nose, and I reinforce those instead. I also reinforce periods when he is quiet, and ignore the barking. Not just stand there and ignore, but walk away or turn my back to him. This seems to be working pretty well so far.

Golden Tails

 I do have a crate I was putting her in at night, and when I was gone. But she seems very afraid of it. I do with her as I did with Max.

Treat her before she goes in, then treat and praise when shes in the crate. But if I go anywhere near the crate she backs off and runs for safety, so I have to carrier her to the crate and physcially PUT her in. I like the idea of only letting her own when shes calm. I think I'll go back to crating 

 If this were my dog I would tether the dog and use the tactic Liesje decribed for back-tying.  I would not insist on calmness before releasing from the crate in this scenario, because I think it would be just too aversive, bordering on downright cruel.

Why is she crated when you are out - is it because she is destructive, or not-housetrained?

Remember that a reward is something the dog wants.

With regard to the jumping - everything that you described is attention to the dog, and since attention is what she wants you are accidentally REWARDING her jumping. 

Give her NO attention while she is in this hyped up state.  Not even eye contact or words.  Just sweep PAST her and go and do something else.  Wait until she is calm before you interact, and keep your voice and actions steady and calm at first, to make things easy for her. 

Baby gates/dog gates are your friend.  They will help to confine her (since she hates the crate so much) and they will also mean you can always go somewhere where she can't reach you, without leaving her completely unsupervised.

Chuffy

Golden Tails

 I do have a crate I was putting her in at night, and when I was gone. But she seems very afraid of it. I do with her as I did with Max.

Treat her before she goes in, then treat and praise when shes in the crate. But if I go anywhere near the crate she backs off and runs for safety, so I have to carrier her to the crate and physcially PUT her in. I like the idea of only letting her own when shes calm. I think I'll go back to crating 

 

 If this were my dog I would tether the dog and use the tactic Liesje decribed for back-tying.  I would not insist on calmness before releasing from the crate in this scenario, because I think it would be just too aversive, bordering on downright cruel.

Why is she crated when you are out - is it because she is destructive, or not-housetrained?

Remember that a reward is something the dog wants.

With regard to the jumping - everything that you described is attention to the dog, and since attention is what she wants you are accidentally REWARDING her jumping. 

Give her NO attention while she is in this hyped up state.  Not even eye contact or words.  Just sweep PAST her and go and do something else.  Wait until she is calm before you interact, and keep your voice and actions steady and calm at first, to make things easy for her. 

Baby gates/dog gates are your friend.  They will help to confine her (since she hates the crate so much) and they will also mean you can always go somewhere where she can't reach you, without leaving her completely unsupervised.

Give her NO attention while she is in this hyped up state.  Not even eye contact or words.  Just sweep PAST her and go and do something else.  Wait until she is calm before you interact, and keep your voice and actions steady and calm at first, to make things easy for her.

She is actually calming down, I've started putting my hand down when she jumps, telling her "stay down" and if she jumps she "runs into" my hand, this seems to be working as I can't stand raising a hand at an animal it's a nice alternative.

Baby gates/dog gates are your friend.  They will help to confine her (since she hates the crate so much) and they will also mean you can always go somewhere where she can't reach you, without leaving her completely unsupervised.

These are no help, she jumps them.

Here are a few pictures I promised... 

 Friday , one of the rare moments that she actually stopped             Resting after fetch
for a few seconds!

Max and Friday - getting ready for bed          Can we PLEASE have the ball??

Friday, is gorgeous!  You should post these in the photo thread for all to see! 

Ohhhhh Friday - you're one gorgeous girl !!

Deb W.