A sure sign of a well-behaved dog is when you entersomeone's home and their pet does not jump on you in greeting.
Not only isjumping on guests annoying, it can be dangerous.
Large dogs can knock peopledown and are capable of seriously injuring small children or the elderly.
Not to mention all the mud he gets on yourclothes on rainy days! Jumpingon people is also a sure signal that your dog thinks he's the leader of thepack.
Watch dogs together and you'll see them exhibiting the same behavior.
Allowing your dog to jump on people undermines all your training.
These dogs have learned if they jump on people they getattention and often petted.
Your job is to help them unlearn that with positivereinforcement.
Here are some tips tohelp you do just that: 1.
Ignore your dog when you arrive and leave the house.
Ditch the long goodbye and the long-lostdog owner greeting.
Don't greet your petfor five minutes once you get home.
This will help break the habit.
2.
Do you want to dance? If a week or so of not greeting your dog doesn't break thebehavior, try this on your medium or large dog.
When he jumps on you, firmly grip his paws while he's still on his hindlegs.
Hold them without squeezing untilhe starts to squirm, then firmly command, "Off!" Some trainers recommend stepping on yourpet's back paws at the same time, but this could cause injury to your pet'sdelicate feet.
Holding his front paws,sometimes for several minutes, will do the trick and won't be painful.
3.
Use the leash.
If guests are coming over, keep your dog on a leash.
When he jumps on the visitors, pop the leashto engage his training collar, command, "Off!" and lead him to the other sideof the room.
Praise him after you lead him away.
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