When the pup responds to the "off" command do you reward them, for staying down? I saw this guy on TV who took this impossible, full grown dog who jumped up on everyone and had her STOP it altogether in one afternoon!!!
Although I'm a cat person, I love dogs as well (grew up with two). I think it's really important that dogs are trained (not to the point of breaking their spirit of course!).
My friend H's large mixed breed (part rotweiller) was at the party on Saturday...he just loped among the partyers...doesn't jump up at all (good thing or he'd knock me over!)...can be called to his owners in one word, didn't make a move for the "human food"...I was quite impressed.
Of course her 10 foot boa constrictor is pretty well behaved too!
