Prevent Dog From Jumping
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Having a dog welcome you home and barely containing his enthusiasm is nice. But, it’s also very annoying when your dog is jumping up on you or a guest coming to you home. There are a few steps that you can take to stop your dog from jumping up.
Stop Jumping
It’s sometimes okay for your dog to jump up. It’s best to only allow your dog to jump on you when commanded. Most guest wouldn’t want your dogs to greet them like that. Here are a few things to help eliminate this problem.
Pay Him No Mind
When your dog does his jumping up thing just keep right on moving and ignore him. When he jumps up, and gets any kind of attention for it then he thinks it’s allowed. It’s best to ask the dog to sit then pet him. To get him to rethink about jumping up, you need to give your attention only when he’s sitting. Alternate the tactics a little between ignoring him and having him sit
Creating A Command
A good way to stop your dog from jumping, it by voicing a command. This command will associate with off. Using this command should keep your dog from jumping up on a person or on furniture that’s not allowed. This command will be understood as the off command.
Another training strategy you can try out on your dog jumps up is this one. Say the word off and bend your knee up and into your dogs chest, this will push him off. This way your dog will put the action and command together. It might take a little time for the dog to understand the command. The leader will have to be very consistent with these commands to help eliminate this behavior problem.
Apporpriate Behavior And Rewards
Once your dog starts to learn not to jump up, give him a lot of praise. Your dog will understand that jumping up isn’t the way to get praised and gain attention. He will quickly learn that sitting is far more rewarding then jumping.
Breaking this habit of jumping up is fairly simple to break, even if your dog has been doing it for a long time. Ignore bad behavior, reward the good & be consistent in you training. In a short time your dog will be better behaved, and you can be proud of his obedience when guests come to visit.
