One of the most common problems I find in my obedience classes is a jumping dog. It’s not just a puppy problem, because if it is not dealt with in puppy-hood it carries over and becomes a horrible habit in adulthood.

We all have that friend or family member with that annoying jumping dog that just won’t leave you alone and keeps scratching your legs and arms, you don’t want to be that person do you?

A lot of people think it’s cute that their puppy jumps up on them, but when you really think about it, it is just rude, not everyone thinks your puppy’s jumping is as cute as you do.

And how are you going to feel if your puppy hurt a child by scratching them or knocking them down? It is much better to teach your dog to sit for petting.

I know for most of you,  you’re thinking that is easier said than done. Which in part is true, it will take work on your part to stop your jumping dog.

First thing you need to understand is why your dog is jumping. That one is simple, your dog is trying to interact with you, he wants your attention.

Jumping is very much an attention getting behavior.

Your dog is a lot like a child at times, and even bad attention is still attention, so yelling at your dog or pushing them off will often only encourage the behavior.

Here are a few simple tips to stop your little jumping bean, oops, I mean jumping dog:

· Ignore – Because you dog is trying to get your attention often we can break this cycle by simply ignoring your dog. Get up and walk away, or stop playing with them, fold your arms, and look away. I know this seems easy enough, but it really does work for a lot of dogs.

Your dog may get worse before he gets better, but be patient and stick with it. The key to ignoring your dog is to then replace the behavior. You can never just get rid of a bad habit; you have to replace it with a positive one.

So, your dog jumps up on you, you get up and turn away from your dog, once the jumping has stopped, ask your dog to sit, come down to his level, and pet him. If he breaks the sit and goes back to jumping, go back to ignoring, keep doing this until he understands if he stays sitting you will pet him.

· Cup the nose- If you have a big dog, simply ignoring him could get very painful, so instead I train my classes to cup the dogs nose. All you do is cup your hand and when your dog goes to jump up on you, you cover his nose with your hand.

DO NOT PUSH! Pushing again can be considered play and will just encourage the jumping. Simply cover his nose, it isn’t painful, it is just annoying, think about how you would like it if someone held their hand over your nose, you would back up too.

Once your dog has all 4 feet on the ground ask him to sit, go down to his level, and pet him, backing away and cupping his nose immediately if he jumps up again, starting over with the steps until he learns to stay in a sit.

If you follow these easy steps you will soon stop your jumping dog, and have a dog you are proud to introduce to friends, family, and neighbors.

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