How to Deal With a Dog That Jumps

How-To Deal With a Dog That Jumps by Amanda Jacobs
in Family / Pets (submitted 2010-02-17)

Jumping is a very common issue and it can have serious consequences especially if you are dealing with a large or giant breed dog.

Clothes get muddies and torn, people can become quite terrified and badly scratched in the process. Even with smaller animals it can be a concern.

Often people encourage this behaviour without even realizing it, particularly when dealing with a puppy or younger dog. When they come running up to us and jump up we respond by bending down and giving them attention. Unfortunately dogs do not understand the difference between a small puppy jump and a huge full size jump. As far as they are concerned jumping brings attention and therefore must be a good thing.

Although owners of toy breeds jumping is often encouraged as it seems doubtful that they could cause any real harm. However no one likes being jumped on by an unknown dog regardless of its size. Overall it is a good idea to train your dog not to jump, to do so you need to make it clear to your dog that jumping is not acceptable.

The main reason most dogs jump is simply because they are excited. Some dogs jump for other reasons such as to attempt to show dominance over you. You need to ensure that you are actually the one in charge of your owner-pet relationship!

As with anything else regarding dogs, consistency is key. If you decide not to allow jumping there cannot be any exceptions.

The most popular method of stopping your dog from jumping is to ignore him when he does. No attention at all, not even negative actions. Turn your back to him and do not yell or talk to him. Make sure that you are not ignoring the dog, you are ignoring his behaviour. Instead of carrying on with whatever you are doing and pretending the dog does not exist, you are snubbing him when he jumps. Your reaction is to ignore him. Dogs are amazing attuned to body language and emotions; it will not take long before he catches on.

When he has all four paws on the ground make sure to praise the heck right out of him! He will quickly associate jumping with no attention and not jumping with lots of attention. Due to dogs typically short memory it is fine to ignore him while he bounces around and them begin to praise the very second he calms down.

With a bit of time and patience you and your dog can master the jumping issue once and for all.

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