Stop a Dog from Jumping Up - Simple Technique

One of the most serious problems that dog owners face is when their dogs jump on visiting guests. You know the eventuality. The door bell rings and your dog goes funny, jumping on top of whoever enters. In this piece you'll learn how to combat this problem and stop your dog from jumping on folk once and for all.

Your problem is way more common than you may realize. Nearly eighty five % of dog owners face the unpleasant dog jumping at some particular point in their dog's life ( often when they are young ). If the issue goes untreated, jumping puppies grow up into over whelming, jumping dogs. Hopefully, you're trying to catch the behavior problem early. Either way, the tips below should help.

The root behavior isn't so hard to understand. Dogs jump for some different reasons

First and most important, dogs are highly social animals. The majority of the time, they're jumping to greet the person.

The second reason your dog may jump is to build social dominance. This is usually found in dogs that have assertive tendencies. Hopefully, this isn't the case for you.

Thirdly, dogs often jump out of conditioned habit. From the time that they're puppies, owners and visitors can't help but invite the cute tiny men to jump up on their lap for some attention and petting.

How many times have you revealed to your little puppy :
'Awwwcute small puppycome here! Come here!'

the little puppy jumps up and you pet him and PRAISE him, positively strengthening the negative behaviour feature. In your dog's mind he is's thinking'Hey, these humans want us to jump up on them.'

It is not your fault. Actually, most dog owners don't know they're making this pattern at the time. It's hard to think that sharing affection for your dog can do any harm, right?

Anyway

Over time, as the puppies get bigger, they don't understand the earlier invitations to jump up were based mostly on their smaller size. The habit is already formed and your dog continues to leap up for attention. This eventuality is the most common - particularly for first time dog owners.

So, what's the solution?

You need to teach your dog that all greeting should be done with all four of his paws on the ground. The most significant part of this strategy is having everybody ( and I mean everybody ) who makes contact with the dog be consistent with the training.

Nobody can inspire him to leap up. Your dog wishes incessant training in order for this to be effective . Tell everyone who enters the house about your'no jumping' policy. This way they will all react the same way when your dog makes an attempt to jump up and send him the same message. So here's the tactic that over time essentially stops his jumping

When your dog jumps up on you, simply take hold of his paws and squeeze them. You don't have to smash them. Just gently squeeze them with a firm grip. The idea here isn't to hurt your dog. It's to make him feel vulnerable.

Dogs don't like having their paws held for an extended period of time. They're awfully delicate about having their paws exposed, touched or held out of their control. After 1 or 2 seconds of holding your dog's paws, he'll begin to pull away.

CRUCIAL : you want to hold on to your dog's paws till he starts to struggle away. Don't simply touch his paws and let go ( he'll think you're playing with him ). You want to make sure he's's uncomfortable and endeavoring to get his paws back.

While he is's struggling, you want to use the command'OFF'. Be stern with your tone. Make sure he knows with your voice that this is disapproved behavior. Don't use the command'Down'. 'Down' should be used when you want your dog to lay down. If you use the same command for 2 different purposes, he'll just get bewildered. Say'OFF' when you need your dog to stop jumping up.

After doing this for 2 weeks, your dog will certainly get the message. I recommend when you enter the house, if your dog is staying calm, give him a treat to certainly reinforce his calm behaviour.

Don't do it each time. Only positively fortify the behavior if you can tell that he is's consciously restraining his jumping.

Remember, knowing how to stop dog jumping takes a lot of patience and discipline, so just stick with it and you'll see some great improvement soon enough.

Stop a dog jumping up on guests by following these EXACT guidelines and you should start seeing results in a matter of days!