How do you teach a puppy to not jump on people when they walk in the door or just are sitting around?

Question

I have a new puppy and I hate when she jumps on me before I go out. She gets dirt and paw prints on my pants and I hate that. I don't mind it when I'm in my sweat pants and we are playing around. How do I teach her when she can and when she cant, or is it best to just never let her do it? How do I teach her that?

Answer 1

Never let a dog jump up on you. If he/she thinks it is ok, he could knock down a child while doing this. First teach this dog the stay word. use a leash, make him sit down,and tell him to " Stay". If he gets up, do it again.. Most the time it will take a few tries, but be gentle and firm about it. When he finally sits and stays for 5 secs., tell him Good Boy !! and offer a small treat. repete until he will stay for aprox 10 secs.. again with the Good Boy and treat. Do this a few times a day , then when he understands that word, move to the No word... When he jumps up, put your knee into his chest and say No , then tell him to Stay!... He will catch on quickly.

Answer 2

Never ever hit your dog! He or she will remember forever... You can bend over a little in direction of the dog and say No! When he or she attempts to jump on you. This will make the dog feel uncomfortable and after lessons he/she will remember that the feeling comes from the jumping up and will stop doing it. Remember it takes time, effort and patience to raise and discipline dogses but the result is a happy dog and a content owner! Remember to always be a good leader, calm and knowing!
When guests come to your house tell them to greet the people before the dog, simply ignore the dog until he has settled and is calm again! Very important, as this will tell the dog that his place is in the end of the chain of command! He has to wait until it is chosen by the people to talk to him, he does not get to take the attention him self.

Answer 3

It is best to never allow the dog to jump on you as the dog can not distinguish between when it is acceptable or when it is not. To prevent the dog from jumping on you do this:
As the dog approaches and begins to jump raise your knee so that the dog jumps into it with it's belly and use the word "down" or "no"
It will only take a few lessons for the dog to understand.

Answer 4

She can't tell the difference between your sweat pants and your work clothes. Never reward her when she jumps up on you. As soon as she jumps up, every time she jumps up, stop playing with her and ignore her, and she'll learn that that's not the way to get you to play.

Answer 5

If there are some times when you don't want her to do it, then you must never let her do it, because she can't understand that you don't want her to jump on you after she's been swimming etc but you don't mind if she's dry. When she goes to jump up, put one knee up like you are trying to touch you knee to your belly button, and she will soon stop because she can't get through your leg. This has worked for every single dog my family has had! :)

Answer 6

Take a couple of weeks and train him by; put him on a leash and make him set at your side, when he sits phrase him. Every time he goes to jump calmly tell him no and then tell him sit. When he jumps tell him no and give him NO phrase. You will use the leash to pull him back or down then you tell him to sit. Just remember, every time he jumps, in a firm voice tell him no and then tell him sit, then you can phrase him.

Answer 7

You just do not pay attention and continue talking as if she wasn't in the room. It may sound rude and heartless, but she will learn. Once she has stopped jumping, you reward her with a clap. Just do not clap your puppy too often. If they keep on barking and jumping, that's because you give her too much attention and needs to be disciplined.

Answer 8

First you have to teach her the down command. Then you can teach her the up command.

Invest in a good dog training book.

Answer 9

We just used the command "down" every time he done it and eventually he got it. I had a little thin magazine that I had rolled up with a rubber band around it and when I got that out, boy, he went to his bed. Just keep being consistent and it will work. Good luck!

Answer 10

Simple, teach the dog *to do* something else. Dogs have a hard time with our wanting to always teach the *to not* do something. They simply do not think in the negative.