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Hi Tatmonet.... welcome to mylot!. Dogs often jump up on people. They stand on their rear legs with their front paws on the person. This is normal behavior for a young dog. Puppies of wild canids do it all the time. They jump up on each other or their parents. Puppies of our domestic dogs do the same. Jumping up serves both as play and to teach them how to act as a predator or how to challenge other pack members in the dominance hierarchy. In some homes, puppies are encouraged to jump up on their owners. Obviously, this is a mistake. While it may be seen as cute or as a sign of affection while the puppy is small, it can be terrifying when done by a big Labradors like your dog. Numerous owners complain about their dogs doing this. They shout "No" or "No, get down" or any of a wide range of phrases that make perfect sense to them but that are not understood by the dog. They scream and punish the animals but little seems to help. Some of the peoples actions may excite the dog even more, and when this occurs, nothing is learned. In all honesty, this behavior can be eliminated completely in a week or less, and as usual, we do not think you need to say anything. You need to communicate to the pet that this is not acceptable behavior and should not be done, but do not waste words or try to make up new phrases to correct it. Body block As the animal starts to jump up on you, turn sideways and either extend your leg or lean over and with your hip give a body block so that the dog never even gets her paws on you. You see, once she has her front paws on you, she already got what she wanted (she won and you lost). When the dog has all four feet on the floor, immediately squat down and give her attention. She will soon learn that by sitting quietly with all four feet on the floor she will get what she wants. Too late What if the dog surprised you and got her feet on you before you had a chance to block her. Do NOT push her away with your hands. Many dogs think that is play. Some people lightly step on the toes of one of the animal's rear feet, but not enough to hurt the dog. All you want to do is make something that is fun suddenly uncomfortable to them. Say nothing. Do not waste "No" on this kind of behavior. Remember, you are not going to step down on the toes and make the animal yip in pain. Done consistently, either of these actions will eliminate jumping behavior.

The no jumping one is pretty easy. When he comes running at you turn your back to him. Ignore him in other words. And always hold your hands down low. Often dogs will jump up on you to see what you have in your hand or get to your hand for a pat. So give him a flat palm down by your side and turn away from the eye contact. He will quickly learn to come and sit by you waiting for your attention. The cats are another thing. He may out grow some of this as he gets a little older but right now it is still puppy play.

Sorry to that.... just avoid to be bitten then!

I have a 2 year old black lab. I also love her so much. I need her with me all the time, if i go out without her i'd probably end up having another panic attack so im kind of dependant. My lab also jumps on my boyfriend when she sees him and she's quite big and strong she always kinda gives me a back pain when she pulls like that. My lab's best friends are my sieamese cat and a friend's siamese cat. She always has a good time with them. I recomend you start using 1 special word for each situation. Labradors get distracted so easily u can also wistle to call their attention and make them look at you. I always use some dog snacks when we go out and i try to repeat some training tricks on a daily basis. When she overplays i just say her name like suddenly, and she just knows i dont want her to play like that.

This is really strange as I watched one of those dog training programmes the other day that dealt with those paticular problems! My memory isnt that great but I will try and remember what she did! In regards to jumping up its all about making sure your dog realises he gets love and fuss when he is on all fours and not on two! When he jumps up make sure no one is giving him any sort of attention to encourage him and that you turn your back on him so he regards jumping up with you being negative towards him (if that makes sense!). Hopefully this should keep him on all fours. In terms of playing with the cats if he has learnt the stay/lie down command he should be quite easy to train. If you put your dog and cats in the same room you then need to train him to stay so that he doesnt go after your cats. This will probably take some time but with alot of treats and encouragement you should be able to get to the stage where your cats can do what they like and your dog wont try and play. Hopefully you understood that, sorry if its not very well explained!