Does Your Dog Jump On Everyone It Sees? How To Stop Your Puppy From Jumping While Greeting People!

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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How to Teach Your Dog To Drop The Ball!

Does your dog love to play fetch? Yet, never drops the ball? If you are like a lot of my customers you like to throw the ball for your dog. It is a good way to tire your pup out and you enjoy building a stronger bond with your dog. However, there is probably one annoying part… Fluffy (insert your dog’s name here) loves to retrieve the ball but then right as you go to grab the ball from his mouth, he runs away! This then turns into a game of keep-away, right? If your dog does this continue reading and I will explain to you how I train a dog to “drop” the ball!

Teaching Your Dog To Come Back And Drop The Ball While Playing Fetch…

First off, diving into how I train dogs. Everything I do is done via praise. NO TREATS NEEDED here! If you have read some of my prior posts you may know this. If not, well now you do!

When I praise a dog I either do it verbally by saying, “Good Boy/Girl” and or by petting the dog. I say that when I praise a dog it is like me paying the dog $100. I needed to plant that in your mind before moving forward…

How To Teach Your Dog To Drop The Ball…

So, I am going to break down for you step by step how I get dogs i train to drop the ball on command. I recommend starting this on a leash so your dog can not run away and start the oh so popular game, keep away!

Step 1: Assuming you do it how I do it you are holding onto the leash so your dog can not run away.

Step 2: I make my dog sit personally but you don’t necessarily have to.

Step 4: Say “DROP” as you take the ball out of your dog’s mouth. Once you get the ball verbally praise your dog by saying, “good boy/girl” and make it known you are proud of them.

Step 5: Throw the ball again for your dog. Once your dog comes back repeat “step 4” until your dog responds to the new command. I personally do this on a leash so I can make sure my dog comes back to me.

Remember, your dog wants to play the game of fetch so the more you practice this the quicker you can enjoy a dog that brings the ball back to you and drops it on your command.

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How To Teach Your Dog Not To Jump On People When Greeting Them!

Does your dog get so excited at every new person it sees? So much so that your pup can not control itself and jumps all over the person? And you feel awkward and embarrassed?

Well, if so, you are not alone. Many of my customers have this problem and I am writing this today to show you how to train your dog not to jump on people!

Teaching Your Dog Not To Jump Without Treats!

First off, diving into how I train dogs. Everything I do is done via praise. NO TREATS NEEDED here!

When I praise a dog I either do it verbally by saying, “Good Boy/Girl” and or by petting the dog. I say that when I praise a dog it is like me paying the dog $100. I needed to plant that in your mind before moving forward…

So, you are walking down the street and up to this point every new person your dog sees it jumps all over them… and what do most people do? (Most people pet your dog and say how cute it is, right?).

Remember what I just said earlier about praise? Praise is how I pay the dog. So yes, in your dog’s mind it is getting rewarded for that behavior… HOW TO FIX IT? Keep reading…

Teaching The Dog To Sit While Greeting People… NOT JUMP!

The fix is not hard so that is good news. The easiest way to correct your dog’s jumping problem is by having your dog sit to greet people. Why you may ask?

Sit Means, SIT!

See, if your dog is sitting your dog should not jump at all. After all, SIT means SIT! Not jump, not bark, not run away! An obedient dog should sit until the owner gives the pup another command. So if your dog breaks the sit then all you need to do is say, “NO“ and ask your dog to sit again.

You repeat this process until your dog understands that if it jumps on someone it will not get “paid.” But instead, if your dog sits it will then get greeted or “paid” as I call it.

A good way to set this up is by asking someone to come up to your dog to greet it. As the handler of the dog you ask your dog to sit. I highly recommend training your dog to do this on the leash before trying this off leash. Once your dog understands it 110% then you can worry about on the leash.

If your dog gets up just simply say “no” give a little snap up on the leash asking your dog to sit again and repeat. Continue doing this and in no time your dog will learn to sit when greeting people! Do not be discouraged if your dog doesn’t learn this immediately. It takes some practice and remember patience is key in dog training. I promise you that this is worth the practice. Especially if you have a big dog that can knock people over! No one wants that and it is embarrassing when your dog jumps uncontrollably on people.

One last example that may help you understand this more. I like to give people human examples as I call them.

A real life example that helps you understand dog training…

So, if you walk into my office three days in a row and each day I paid you $100 as soon as you opened my door, just for showing up. On the 4th day would you be excited and expect another $100? (The answer is yes).

This is no different for the dog who jumps on people and gets pet. Most dogs are use to getting paid for jumping on people… They are not dumb, in fact most are very smart! They want that $100— that is why they are jumping on everyone in the first place!

So all you need to do is let your dog know it is not going to get paid for jumping on people but instead it will get rewarded when it sits nicely as someone greets them!

I hope this helps you and if you have questions please let me know!

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