Jumping on people
2006-06-29 11:30:11 · 12 answers · asked by samotabby 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Teach your dog not to jump
It’s the golden rule of dog training. You want your dog to stop doing something? Teach him not to! Anytime someone calls me and says – I need help, my dog jumps on everyone that comes over – I immediately ask, have you taught your dog to sit? Did you know that a sitting dog is incapable of jumping? Let me just really quickly go through how to teach a sit for those who haven’t taught it yet.
Get a treat. Put it in your hand. Put the treat in front of your dogs nose, and slowly move the treat to between their ears. Chances are their little nose will follow the treat. As the head goes up, the rear end will likely go down. Give the treat.
The main reason you're likely to have a problem with a puppy jumping up you is that you actively encourage it yourself!
Go on, admit it, it gives you a lovely, warm feeling when your new puppy excitedly jumps up and makes a fuss of you, doesn't it?
And what do you do in return? That's right, you make a fuss of him right back, don't you?
The signal you give him by doing this is that he's pleasing you and winning your approval. And you'll perhaps not be surprised to learn that this is exactly what your puppy is looking for and just reinforces the behavior.
Pushing him off isn't an answer, because he'll see this as a game. Remember, play fighting is a part of a puppy's natural instinct and learning process.
Shouting at him isn't an answer, because he interprets that as getting attention, and that's just what he wants.
What you really need to be doing to break the jumping up habit is the exact opposite of what you actually are doing.
That's right. Ignore your puppy. Completely ignore him. Pay him no attention whatsoever. Yes, I know it's hard but it's the only way you'll ultimately break this antisocial habit.
Ignoring him means no verbal interaction (don't talk to him) and no touching. Turn you back on him and fold your arms to keep them out of his reach.
If your puppy jumps at your back, take a step away from him. If he comes around the front of you, turn your back on him again.
To repeat: don't give him any acknowledgement whilst he is jumping up at you.
As soon as he gets down on all fours and stops jumping at you, go down to his level, make a fuss of him and give him a tidbit.
In other words, reward him for doing what you want him to do, and give him nothing he can construe as a reward when he's doing what you DON'T want him to do.
So, to sum up, you want him to understand that four feet on the ground is what will get your attention, two feet on you will not.
It's also important to make sure that any visitors to your house also understand this drill.
It may seem an impossible task now, but if you're consistent with the above exercise, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how quickly your puppy gets the message that remaining on the floor is what will get attention.
2006-06-29 11:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he jumps up on you twist your body so his paws fall back to the floor. As soon as all 4 paws are on floor say good dog and pet him. Eventually he will learn he gets attention when he don't jump up. Learned this in dog classes with my dog.
2006-06-29 18:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either stomp his/her back foot when it jumps up(hard enough that it will hurt) and sternly tell it no, and like others have said put your knee up (gotta make it hurt) and tell it no sternly.. If you choose to knee it do it hard enough to hurt but not too hard that you break it's ribs... Another way is to train it to sit and stay.. Keep treats by the door and when you walk in tell her to sit and stay and give her a treat and lots of attention since that is what she wants to begin with!! Good Luck!
2006-06-29 18:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by onfire921 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dogs jump on you because it gets your attention. Whenever your dog jumps, cross your arms and turn so that you are facing away. Do not acknowledge it until all four paws are on the ground.
2006-06-29 18:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by elusiveoptimist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he does that, stop petting him and tell him "NO!" in a loud, firm voice. And if he doesn't pay attention- some people will say I'm mean but this is experience talking- swat him. And if he comes up to you wanting to be petted but keeps all paws on the floor, praise him and pet him.
Good luck!
2006-06-29 18:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him "NO" in a stern and serious tone. Place up you knee so it goes to his chest when you do this and he should back up. I now only have to tell my dogs NO or place my hand up flat towards their nose. It does take time so be consistent and patient. Good luck.
2006-06-29 19:07:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mommy Pit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mom has a rat terrier that likes to jump too. I just "bend" my knee up to block her and tell her no. She's getting better
2006-06-29 18:34:29 · answer #7 · answered by Jess F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them no and keep pushing it away. My dog did that trust me it works.
2006-06-29 19:08:47 · answer #8 · answered by tommy_girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it to the local petsmart and take it to obedience school i have to do that with my dog too! Good luck !
2006-06-29 18:38:48 · answer #9 · answered by Kitty Queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
grab your dog and put it on the floor everytime they do that and if they continue hit them lightly on the nose
2006-06-29 18:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by lolz_pplz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋