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How do I teach my dog to quit jumping on me/people? My dogs get so excited, that they can't contain themselves.

kharvey


I've always had good luck with raising my knee into the dog's chest, along with a stern "Off!". For a small dog, a foot usually works. For a really determined dog (doesn't learn after a week or so), you may have to bump harder. Theory is that if it's uncomfortable, they'll stop. Once they understand the word, try to get it in before their front feet leave the ground.



CHL ...for what it is worth (since this may not be something you would recommend) I used a "Gentle Leader" head collar to break my large dogs from jumping up on people as well as to stop my coonhound from barking in the house. I found it to be a very humane option for training and the results were nearly instantaneous with my lab-mix...it took a week with the stubborn coonhound

Now I generally only put the head collar on them in public situations "just in case"...while around the house I only have to SHOW the Coonhound the collar and he immediately stops any inappropriate behaviour.

I have also used "clicker" training with a great deal of success with some of my animals (NOT the coonhound ) as well to reinforce voice commands. What amazed me was how well it worked training one of my cats and my bird. Of course, now whenever I pick the clicker up and the animals see it they all launch into their routines which is hilarious

Zoo

"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." - Mahatma Gandhi