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July 1st, 2009 by KittyKitty

An important part of a well behaved dog is to keep him from jumping up. Puppies just seem to jump on people naturally. The real problem is that the puppy carries this habit on to “adult-hood”.

It’s quite possible that someone could get scared or injured by your dog when it jumps up on them. With some firm, consistent training, you can stop your dog from jumping.

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Let’s Get Started

There are numerous reasons why a dog might like to jump. A dog will often jump when it wants to say “hi”. A sniff to the face is something dogs usually do when they meet. To test this, try getting face-level with your dog.

Jumping can also be from you previously rewarding him when he does so. The affection you show when he gets excited to see you tells your dog that jumping up is the right behavior. Any kind of attention to the behavior, good or bad, can reinforce the jumping behavior in your dog.

In order to re-train your dog, you will need to work hard to break the habit. Let’s get going on some training techniques. Don’t make coming home an exciting event. If your dog jumps to greet you, ignore him until he stops. Make sure any visitors are on the same page with this training also.

Rather than your dog trying to reach your face, get down so that he can get to you without jumping.

A great trick to keep your dog from jumping is to ignore the behavior. Once he’s calmed down, you can lavish him in praise. Somthing else that may work is to push your dog away by his nose when he jumps. Dogs don’t like this and will often learn quickly to not jump.

Closing Thoughts

Something else that you should do is teach your dog to sit. This is one of the most important commands that you can teach. Tell him to sit as soon as he jumps. Problem solved.

You can also teach your dog “off.” Tell him “off” anytime he jumps up.

If you show patience and consistency, you can stop your dog from jumping. Don’t give up! You can train your dog to not jump on people.