The Dog Blog

At first you may think it’s quite cute when your puppy jumps up on you. But it’s not so funny when your full-size dog begins to jump up on people with dirty paws – very embarrassing. So it’s best to train your puppy or dog not to do this while he is still young. The sooner you can eliminate this behavior the better.

The most common time for jumping up is when someone comes into your home or when you encounter someone while you’re taking your dog for a walk. Teaching your dog to sit on command when this happens is a good idea.

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Usually the jumping up is a greeting but in some circumstances it may mean that your dog is trying to become dominant over you. Dominance can create other problem behaviors and this should be prevented. It’s best if you position yourself as the alpha dog, the dominant one.

You ought to understand the idea of positive reinforcement. For this you can use food treats or praise and affection. It’s important that you stop giving any reinforcement for jumping up. So instead of greeting your dog excitedly as he jumps up, you ought to give him no attention while he is excited. Avoid giving him any eye contact.

In contrast to this, when he is calm and has all his paws on the ground you can show him affection.

If you’ve already trained him to sit, then command him to sit as you enter the house. As soon as he sits, give him a treat or affection. If you haven’t already trained him to sit, you should work on this and other obedience training. It’s much easier to start solid obedience training in specific short sessions, away from any distractions. Keep them fun for your dog.

It’s important that you get the cooperation of everyone who your dog comes into contact with, so that they don’t upset all your work. Get them to agree not to enthusiastically greet your dog. They should avoid eye contact with your dog.

Initially, it may be worth putting your dog in another room when visitors arrive, so that you avoid the stimulating situation at the door.

I hope that this helps with how to stop your dog jumping up. Read more about other dog behavior problems such as aggressive dog behavior.

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