Stopping or Preventing Your Dog from Jumping Up on People
Let me first state that the following exercise should be done in increments. A dog that has been jumping and getting attention that way for a while will not understand what is expected of him in a short time. You need to progress slowly, and repeat steps over and over until moving on to the the next level. Take your time and break it up into several short intervals throughout the day. Get a leash and attach it to your dog’s collar, with the other end to a door handle or other secure item. Then you walk away, then turn around and walk back to your dog. If your dog keeps four feet on the floor, you can approach and make a good fuss over him. Try to get him exited and wired by playing, giving treats and being excited with him. As soon as his front feet come off the floor, don’t say a word, but just turn around and walk away from him. If he starts to bark at you then you leave the room entirely and let him do his thing. Try again in a few minutes and repeat the excercise. Any barking and jumping causes you to turn and walk away, and barking causes you to leave. Simple rules for him to learn. The only way that your dog can get you to come back is by staying calm, quiet and keeping all four feet on the floor. When this milestone has been reached you can make it harder for him. Come in skipping and dancing. Do the same thing. Any jumping or barking you go away. When he can remain calm for that do some jumping and hand clapping. When that is accomplished you can get someone else to work with him, starting at the first level and working up. Start with some treats for good behaviour, to keep him interested in the game and in learning how to play. What you are teaching your dog is that the only way to get you to play and interact is for him to keep his four feet on the ground. When the dog looses control he looses you and the opportunity for pleasant interactions. Once he has the hang of it you can repeat it in different locations. These need to be in the house, outside the house and away from the house…at least 5 in each area. You may need to start over each place, as dgos do nto generalize well, but he should move up farily quickly. Use treats to make the transition easier and assist in him understanding the rules and when he “gets it”. When the dog is able to keep himself calm with you then you can start over off-leash. Remember you are only focusing on him keeping the four feet on the ground. This is not a session on recall training, or sit or anything like that. If the work off leash gets him jumping up again you need to back it up and do more work on leash. He may try jumping up when off leash once or twice, but he should know that when you turn away the only way to get you to come back is to get his feet back on the ground. You need to pay attention to this and watch with eyes behind your back. His four feet on the ground means you return. Hope this helps! |
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| Good lesson!
We do this from day 1 with our dogs, whether they are an apopted adult or a puppy. My kids learned young to NEVER pet or even touch a dog that jumps up on you. They must have all their feet on the floor. This is easy for the dog to learn if everyone is consistant with it. Nothing is more annoying than a muddy dog that jumps on you, or one that jumps up and scares kids or knocks them over. |
| Ok, ok, ok - I know this is aimed at me. I admit to being guilty as when London jumps up on me I pick her up. Well don't worry I will now start to work on having her not jump up on people. She did it to me a few weeks ago and apparently the way I twisted to pick her up - I really screwed up my back muscles but good. I am still on smooth muscle relaxer medication and I have pain meds but am avoiding them and just taking Advil or Aleve.
Will start to work on this soon. OH the guilt and shame of being a rotten sheepie mom.  But it was my first baby girl....  |
I'm not aiming at anyone  , the post just hit on a pet peeve of mine. It is actually the 1st practical skill (sit for exam) that I teach in my classes. Being rewarded for not jumping (with petting and verbal praise) makes this a good 1st lesson.
My best friend is so guilty of this too  . She ended up with some nasty scratches on her legs from her Westie from this. |
got sheep wrote: I'm not aiming at anyone
, the post just hit on a pet peeve of mine. It is actually the 1st practical skill (sit for exam) that I teach in my classes. Being rewarded for not jumping (with petting and verbal praise) makes this a good 1st lesson.I look at "not jumping on people" and "sit for exam" as 2 different things. For example, if you dog sits nice that is great, but when he/she is no longer sitting he still may jump up on you. Many people only use praise as a reward. Many dogs just understand praise to mean "I won't get corrected" or "I will now get pats and hugs". That is great if the dog understands what that means, and responds well to that and will work for it. I find it is sooooo much easier and faster to use treats with a dog that will work for treats...and most will. I use treats A LOT when training. It is easy for everyone to use and most of the time it is very meaningful to the dog. Ususally gets their attention right away and they can be used to lure and place in position. I know many people don't use treats, but I'm not sure if that is to prove something or because of some fear of the dog being dependant on them or what. I use whatever I need to get more reaction and positive response with rewarding a dog with something that is rewarding to HIM...It is also a great motivator, to get the training even started. My dogs gets hugs and kisses and praise all the time. If I want to teach them somethig new praise is no big deal to them. But a special "something" to eat....boy, do I have their attention! 
There is a way to use treats for motivating, and getting started, but then they need to be weaned off, and only handed out occasionally. I always explained to my students that they are a stepping stone...a tool....and then once the dog is trained I would show them how to wean the dog off of them. My students always used to say that their dogs listen better to me then to them, and I would just tell them it was because I had better treats
I was at the park the other day and gave Dixie a treat for coming over to me for her leash (a rare occurance). A lab saw us and followed us all the way to the gate, jumping at my bag for something. When the owner came to get him, the dog ignored all her calls. I held out a piece of the treat to her to use to get his attention and she nicely told me that they did not want to use treats because then he would expect one all the time. She reached over, grabbed him by the collar and dragged him away. Geez, some folks just like to do things the hard way, I guess.
To each his own... But for me.......use treats and LOTS of them!!!!! |
| I have to agree with Nicole. Panda is VERY treat motivated. She does not expect them all of the time. But when trying to her something new, boy, do those treats work! Make sure that they are something special. I have learned that they will be more motivated if you use something other than what they usually get.
I used to use her dog food, but found that if I used a special something, things got going a lot quicker...and easier! |
| Ted and I have just started puppy class. The instructor suggests that we motivate and reward our pups with something really good and smelly like cheese or fried liver or frankfurter...just a tiny bit...it certainly seems to get their attention..... |
| That's very good advice. My husband and I have been looking for a way to train Duchess not to do that. No one likes to come over any more because they don't want the "horse" jumping up on them. Unfortunately, we are going to have to stop asking her for "hugs"... she likes to do that before we leave the house, and when we get home. But like you said, she won't understand "sometimes" or "just with me". Thanks for the lesson!! |
| This is a great tip, i will certainly use this when visitors come around.
Charlotte is like a kangaroo and she won't stop. At dog training she is sometimes a jolly jumper too, there i ignore her, and that works good. We work at dog school always with treats, and every week i take something different with me. Charlotte is quickly bored when she has the same treats, but when she gets something new, she behaves very good. Greetings Anita |
| recently i started to TEACH sadie to jump on people ... namely my father... its great fun ... i tell her to give 'em hugs and she jumps up and licks his face...
really anti-productive if you look at if from a "good behaviour " perspective but she is SO gosh darn obidiant.  i just can't help myself
oops and i forgot ... when we first got her we spent a week teacher her not to get all excited and jump up .. we found that if you grabbed her paws and squeesed she stopped. ... and i dont think it hurt her TOO much ... she doesnt seem tramatized by it |
| thank you for a great lesson, I'll be trying this |
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