Dog Behavior Problems - Jumping Up
As you either know, or will know soon enough, jumping up on you or visitors can be a problem.
More of a nuisance than a problem really but still a problem.
What should you do? I normally use on of three tactics: Technique#1 - Ignore The first is to simply ignore the dog.
Turn your back and ignore him.
No talking, nothing.
This is not what the dog wants.
He craves your attention and you are not offering it when he jumps, just turn your back on him again.
When he is calm and reserved, praise him and give him the attention he now deserves.
Positive reinforcement rather than negative actions.
Technique#2 - Use Your Knee The first technique is not always successful, so I present the second one: use your knee.
Simply lift your knee up to the dog and give him a little bump.
This "bump" is not very comfortable for the dog, so he should eventually stop jumping on you.
Again when he is calm and collected, praise.
Use your ankle or instep instead of your knee for small dog be careful not to kick him - you are trying to discourage jumping, not teach the dog to be afraid of you! Technique#3 - Commanding the Sit/Stay A third thing to try is to command your dog to sit/stay or down/stay if he is trained to do so.
Choose a particular spot where your pup should go when greeting visitors and have him go there when the doorbell rings.
Practice this by having a friend or your spouse go outside and knock on the door.
As soon as he/she does, command your pup to go to his 'spot'.
Your dog may not listen to you if he is in frenzy and might need some 'help' to remember the command, so it is your job to help him 'remember' by guiding him into the correct position.
More of a nuisance than a problem really but still a problem.
What should you do? I normally use on of three tactics: Technique#1 - Ignore The first is to simply ignore the dog.
Turn your back and ignore him.
No talking, nothing.
This is not what the dog wants.
He craves your attention and you are not offering it when he jumps, just turn your back on him again.
When he is calm and reserved, praise him and give him the attention he now deserves.
Positive reinforcement rather than negative actions.
Technique#2 - Use Your Knee The first technique is not always successful, so I present the second one: use your knee.
Simply lift your knee up to the dog and give him a little bump.
This "bump" is not very comfortable for the dog, so he should eventually stop jumping on you.
Again when he is calm and collected, praise.
Use your ankle or instep instead of your knee for small dog be careful not to kick him - you are trying to discourage jumping, not teach the dog to be afraid of you! Technique#3 - Commanding the Sit/Stay A third thing to try is to command your dog to sit/stay or down/stay if he is trained to do so.
Choose a particular spot where your pup should go when greeting visitors and have him go there when the doorbell rings.
Practice this by having a friend or your spouse go outside and knock on the door.
As soon as he/she does, command your pup to go to his 'spot'.
Your dog may not listen to you if he is in frenzy and might need some 'help' to remember the command, so it is your job to help him 'remember' by guiding him into the correct position.
