How to stop my German Shepherd from jumping and puppy biting?

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I have a 1 1/2 year old German Shepard who is constantly jumping on people. I have tried to teach him the word Down to stop jumping which works sometimes. He also puppy bites a lot. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 7 months old | 50 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Jumping up to greet people is a very common behavior issue in dogs - this is how they naturally want to say hello, so it's up to us to teach them how we want them to greet us. The best way to do this is to make sure that Mozzy is rewarded frequently with treats and petting for keeping four feet on the floor when greeting people - if she jumps, stop treating and petting her until she gets down. Here is a great video showing how to do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX58DLLLZF8&t=2s Many adolescent dogs do bite and mouth when they get excited. You can help stop this behavior the same way - by stopping what you are doing and ignoring him when he gets overly wound up and starts to bite, then engaging him again in a calmer way once he's settled down. Make sure that Mozzy also has a variety of different toys that you can use when you play with him, to provide an appropriate outlet for this behavior.

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