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Stopping two 8 month old golden retriever puppies from jumping?

We have trained our two golden retriever puppies pretty well, but when someone comes in to a room, someone new or myself, both puppies jump and bite clothing or shoes. They calm down about 5 minutes or so after. We have tried ignoring them, telling them down and pushing them off...what else can we do??? I am guessing they are showing love, but they are at the point where it is hurting us and I don't want others to come over and we have to put the puppies in their crates.

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1. turn your back from them and walk away displaying you are not interested in them when they just up
2. My puppy does the same thing. What you need to do is, as soon as they jump at you (or someone else) simply just turn your back to them. My dog will sometimes try to walk around to the front of the person, but you just turn your back away from them again. It sounds simple...and it really does work =)
3. The thing that I have learned from obedience and having done so with 3 dogs is to walk into the dog. Dogs do not to have their space intruded and this shows your dominance. When my guest come over they are instructed to walk into the dog and say "off." This works very well all 3 of my dogs are very good about 4 feet on the floor, but it takes a lil time. Good luck with your pups.
4. Goldens are quite bad for jumping. I've heard that you can gently press your knee into the dog's chest. This knocks the dog slightly off balance (but not enough to hurt him) so he will get down. The gesture also establishes your dominance as leader of the pack. When you give the dog the knee, say "Bad dog" in a firm voice (do not yell). I grew up with a golden, and the breed is usually sensitive to verbal cues. Because they will want to please you, they'll stop when you tell them they're being bad dogs.
5. I know how you feel - I have a 2 year old Lab and she is like a bouncy ball. I have tried pushing her down and telling her off but it hasn't made much difference. I recently read that when dogs jump they are trying to greet you at face level which is what they do with each other. They suggested that when you first greet them, you should crouch down to face level to say hello. When you are standing and they jump, you should turn away and not give them any attention until all 4 feet are on the ground. You have to keep turning away every time they jump and get everyone who comes into the house to do the same thing. I have been trying this with my dog and have found that it is working - pushing her down seemed to exacerbate the problem but by turning way, she has soon learned that in order to get my attention she must have all feet on the ground. It will take time and patience but I hope this helps!
6. hi, An innate canine impulse, jumping up serves two purposes for dogs: it's a way to show excitement, and it allows for an up close and personal sniff of scent glands in the human face. Combine the two--your pup's excited you're home from work and craves a whiff of your natural aroma--and the result is one jumpy dog. here's a treatment: http://www.mediumurl.com/?r=445890649706315453168207566658 hope this helps.