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Jumping question – a bit long

I have recently aquired 4 pointers of various ages (3yr – 6 yrs) that I need some help with. These dogs have varying basic obedience, but none of it is “strong”. They are all good dogs, that just need some training assistance, as do I :)

Sit stays or down stays are being worked on to strengthen them & become longer – they are short lived right now, but after reading some of the great posts recently on the subject, I think we have a handle on working with them.

The jumping is the problem that we need help with. It occures when we get up in the morning (yippee it’s a NEW day ), or when we come home (oh my I’ve missed you so), or when anyone comes over (yeah, someone came to see “me”) the last almost seems to be the easiest to work with – we have (after reading on this list) started to put a leash on each of them & have people “wait” till the dogs are sitting/settled (working with lots of rewards/treats). The hardest of course is when I get up or come home, as I am alone at those times, and have no one to “leash & hold” them. I started (yesterday) to turn my back on them until they are quiet, turn around slowly & if they remain quiet, then I reward with going outside or something. My questions are;

Does this sound like a step in the right direction? If so, when should I add a command word like “sit” or “settle”? When I add the word, will I still be turning my back on them? And finally how long is a reasonable amount of time to wait for them to settle?

It takes about 4 or 5 minutes right now for any “quietness” to happen, and I have to turn around several times.

I don’t mind working with it, I just wonder what to expect. It is hard with 4, and I don’t have kennels for them, (they are really good in the house)so they are all together.

Once we get this down, I’ll be back for help with some other things that we want to tackle. :)

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