Granny gets invited to your house. When she comes in, your dog happily jumps up on her, causing her head to good crack against the wall. Hey, Grandma, be more careful!

An extreme example? Maybe. How about this:

Everyone’s dressed nicely, and is ready to go out for dinner at your favourite restaurant. There’s just enough time to take your dog for a quick walk so that she can do her “business”. She prances through a mud puddle accidentally on the way back to the house. Just as you’re thinking about wiping her paws off, she thinks it’s playtime and starts to jump all over you. Now your pants are FILTHY. Time to change!! Yahoo!!

A bit chancy for delicate grandma? Yup. Awkward and untimely for you? Probably. Maybe your dog jumps on people.

There are simple remedies available, in this article!

Looking for solutions?

ATTENTION!

Dogs jump up on people because they’re excited to see them. When you arrive home, he’s excited to see you, and BOOM! he jumps up on you or your guest. This is not the best way for your dog to express his doggy excitement, and you can show him this. When your dog tries to get your attention by showing this wrong behaviour, don’t give it to him.

When he jumps on you, and you give him positive or negative attention, you reinforce the incorrect behaviour. Avoid giving any reaction at all, in order to quickly change his behaviour. I’ll give you a few simple steps that will work wonders.

TURN AWAY:

Turn your back to your dog when she gets ready to jump on you. Your pooch thinks that this is the best way to get your attention. Completely ignore her, and don’t make eye contact until she settles down and stops jumping. Give her lots of praise and pettings when she stops jumping. This will help her to link the idea that she can get excellent quality attention by NOT jumping on people.

SUBSTITUTION TIME?

While turning away can be effective, you may want another trick up your sleeve. You can encourage them to display a different behaviour by giving them the Sit command, for example. Your pet will quickly begin to understand that NOT jumping on people will get them better quality attention.This method only works if you give your dog lots of positive attention when they display the correct behaviour.

When your dog jumps up on you, is it just annoying? It can become dangerous if your pet jumps on the elderly or children. It’s best to train your dog to keep everyone safe.

2 SECRETS:

* Dogs jump up on you to express their love for you

* Giving them any attention,positive or negative, reinforces their behaviour

2 SOLUTIONS:

* Turn away when he jumps

* Redirect his attention, by giving a command: Sit, Go to your place

Remember, a happy dog is a courteous dog.

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