How to stop your dog jumping up

I'm sure all of us can remember when we have had our best clothes ruined, or been scratched or knocked over by an over eager dog, whether it be our own dog or someone else's. If it is your own dog you can probably even remember the time when your dog was a cute little fluff ball and it was very funny when he tried to jump up on you. Not so fun if your little puppy has turned into a big fully grown dog.....

The problem is that because we are so different to dogs we often send mixed messages when we are trying to train them and this can lead to confusion about how we want the dog to behave. By far the most important thing in training your dog is to make sure that right from the start you establish yourself as the pack leader and make sure that you establish firm ground rules.

It can be a good idea to plan your training in writing. How you want the dog to behave, what commands you want him to understand etc. This will help to make the training regulated and keep you on target for your chosen goals.

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When you think about it, it is very easy to see how puppies learn to jump up. When they are a small little cute fluff ball we call them over and encourage them to jump onto our lap for a cuddle and then we make a big fuss of them. Can you blame them for thinking that jumping up is a good thing? Although it may be hard, what you need to do is teach your puppy to sit before give him attention. He will soon learn that if he wants a fuss from you he will need to sit down first and eventually it will just become natural to him.

The first thing that you need to do is work out what you want your dogs response to be when they are greeting people. Some people like their dog to sit politely and wait for a pat from the people, others don't mind them walking up to them and some people like their dogs to do something like run off and get a toy for person to play with them with. Whatever it is that you decide you want your dog to do, you need to be consistent with this in all of your training.

Part of a dogs desire to jump up comes from the fact that when dogs greet other dogs they do so by poking their faces close together and sniffing each other. So when your dog wants to greet someone it is natural for them to want to get their face closer to theirs and this leads to them jumping up. Understanding this is key to learning how you can teach your dog not to jump up and how and why he might respond as you are training.

Just remember that you need to be consistent in your quest to train your dog not to jump up. If you allow him to jump up when you are wearing old clothes that you don't care about you cant then expect him to be able to tell the difference when you are wearing clothes that you don't want ruined. Don't punish your dog for doing what comes natural to him by greeting you, instead teach him how to greet you so that you are both happy.

I hope you have enjoyed this article and got some use out of it. Unfortunately, simply implementing the strategies I have covered here may not be enough to stop your dog jumping up. This is because jumping is only a small part of dog training and if you don't train your dog properly in all aspects it can make it very hard for you to train your dog not to jump up. I strongly recommend that you get the Secrets to Dog Training course which is the best around and will make sure that you and your dog are training properly from day 1. At least have a look, click here.

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