The trick is to start early. If you address how to stop puppy jumping then the problem of how to stop dog jumping is less likely to occur. When you come home from work to your new puppy, there is a huge temptation to welcome him jumping up with an enthusiasm that has “I absolutely adore you” written all over her. Everyone loves to be greeted with the unconditional love of a cute, new bouncy puppy. But your excited jumping puppy today will have you searching the web for articles on “how to stop dog jumping” tomorrow if he is encouraged and the habit left unchecked.
We have 2 dogs, a Jack Russell and a Maltese Shihtzu. The Shihtzu is always excited, mostly over anyone who appears at the door and anything that could be remotely described as editable. However, if he gets so excited that he wants to jump up, his little legs are too short to do much damage. In addition, because he is so food-motivated, he is more likely to sit on his backside with his front paws up in the air to do tricks.
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The Jack Russell on the other hand is a different matter altogether. He has always been a jumper. This is something we have not been able to “break him out of” and his claws are so sharp. He is just the right height (taller than the average Jack Russell) to knock a child over. So, I have been searching for some solutions, hoping that it is never too late to teach an old dog tricks. This is what my research led me to:
How to Stop Dog Jumping
- Most dog-jumping occurs when your visitors arrive or when you arrive home after a long day away. True to form, dogs are always overly excited when you reappear, even if you haven’t been gone long. Some dog owners have found success with the following:
- Appear disinterested when you come home
- Bend down to greet your dog so that he doesn’t see the need to come up to your height.
- I guess this is okay for owners but visitors are unlikely to know to do this and it is visitors in particular who are most troubled by this irritating habit.
- Avoid giving the usual greeting affection until he is sitting.
- The only trouble with this one is my dog sits and as soon as he sees he has pleased me, he jumps all over me.
- There is a “leader of the pack” mentality in dogs. If your dog can jump all over you (and your visitors) then he is asserting himself a little higher up the rank than he should. You can provide an outlet for your dog by training him to jump but only when you say jump. It can be a trick that is reserved for on-command sessions.
- Some have suggested using a water pistil although I prefer the positive reinforcement technique myself when faced with how to stop dog jumping.
How to Stop Dog from Jumping on People
Many have found the jump-on-command training to be very beneficial to stop your dog from jumping when HE chooses to. So, if you opt for the idea of training your dog to jump only on command, when YOU choose, then these pointers can help:
- Allocate a particular time of the day to teaching the command that means ‘up’ and the command that means ‘no jumping’.
- If your dog is more of the lap-dog size then you might like to teach him to jump up into your arms, but he must learn that this is not a trick that he can do in a state of excitement when you first come home. Rather, he can only do this trick when he hears your verbal command which of course could be “jump” or “up” or another word of your choosing that you stick to.
- If he tries to jump up at other times, give a verbal command (using the same word consistently) and then turn away, denying him the attention that he is seeking.
I hope you found some of these ideas useful when faced with how to stop dog jumping. One of the most comprehensive guides that my research led me to is The Secrets to Dog Training.
You’ll find it contains plenty of tips to help with all kinds of dog behavior issues.
~ Bright Dog Tips
