Does your pup jump on you or others? Embarrassing you when new people come over or when you are out on a walk? How nice would it be if your dog no longer jumped when greeting people?
Well, if this applies to you, continue reading this and I will teach you how to eliminate your dog from jumping on people once and for all!
Now when most people attempt to address this problem, they do everything wrong without realizing it.
Think about this for a second.
A cute dog jumps on you: what do most people do?
They pet the dog. Now, I train dogs without using treats. This means that when a dog does something good it gets positively reinforced via praise alone.
If you follow me on social media, you may have heard me say that praising the dog is equivalent to giving them $100. When you pet a dog that jumps on you you are actually rewarding a behavior that you do not want! In essence, you are giving the dog $100 for jumping up on you. Now I want you to think like a dog for a second.
Why wouldn’t you continue to jump on everyone when you are getting paid every time you do so?
Think of it this way. Every time I praise a dog or pat them on the head it is the equivalent of me giving the dog money. When I want a dog to repeat something I literally praise them (pay them $100).
If you do not want your dog to jump on you or others then you need to stop giving your dog $100 for a behavior you do not want to repeat!
Make sense? People make this very complicated when in fact it is simple!
Now onto the solution: how do we avoid this problem?
Personally, when anyone greets my dog, I make my dog sit at my left side. If he jumps, I say, “No!” and then I ask him to heel (which means get back to my side), once he is back at my side I ask him to sit again while giving him a snap up on the leash (If your dog has had no training he/she may not understand what the snap up on the leash means).
If your dog continues to jump on other people, I ask them to please stop petting him until he sits. This way your dog is getting rewarded for sitting as opposed to jumping!
If you start to implement the practice of having your dog sit at your side before he greets someone you will begin to see a huge improvement in your dog’s behavior.
** Remember, when greeting people only praise (pay) your dog if he sits! Not when he jumps on someone. If he jumps, do not pet him until he sits!
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