Stop Dog Jumping On People

Stop Dog Jumping On People

Jumping on people is a habit in the dog. The best procedure is never to permit the animal to acquire it. When the animal approaches you, you bend down to pet the animal rather than wait for it to hop up to your hand to receive petting.

If an animal should want to jump on you anyway, gently hold the dog on the ground by the collar and say, “No, No.” If the owner is persistent in this procedure, and all those who meet or live with the pet are instructed to act the same way, the animal will probably never acquire the habit of jumping on people.

If there is a situation where the habit is rather firmly entrenched, many trainers have suggested that the easiest way to break it is to get hold of the pet’s front paws when it jumps on you, and to step lightly on its hind feet, making sure not to injure them. With such a routine, the jumping habit ordinarily is broken in no time at all.

Another technique, which is simpler and probably even more effective, is to thrust your knee against the animal’s chest vigorously whenever it attempts to jump on you.

Teach Dog Down Command

Teach Dog Down Command

The dog must first learn the “Sit” command before it can be properly taught the “Down” command. Stand on the right side of the animal. Tell the animal, “Sit.” Kneel down and place your left hand flat on the dog’s back in the shoulder region and your right hand in back of the front paws.  Then snap the command “Down!” and as you do so raise the dog’s front legs upward and forward, forcing the animal into the “Down” position.

This procedure is repeated until the dog learns to obey the command. It goes without saying that kind words and gentle pats on the head should encourage the animal the more it seems to “catch on” to the idea.

If you follow these simple steps you will soon be able to use the down command to stop your dog jumping on people

Teach Dog Come

Teach Dog Come

Tell the animal, “Sit.” Then command the animal “Stay,” and walk away a few feet from it. If the animal follows you, grasp it by the collar and return it to its original sitting position. Repeat the performance until the animal gets the idea.

When a pretty fair mastery has been achieved, repeat the performance and gradually walk farther and farther away from the animal and remain away for longer and longer periods.

If this training is done within the household, an acid test would be for the animal to learn to obey the command when you walk into another room and remain there for several minutes. Sooner or later, with patience and persistency, the animal can be taught to obey this useful command.

When the “Stay” command is thoroughly understood, the animal is ready to learn the “Come” command.

THE COMMAND “COME”
Command the animal, “Sit” and then, “Stay.” Hold the animal at the end of a three-foot leash. Suddenly snap the command “Come,” and with beckoning motions encourage the animal to come to you.

If the command is obeyed, praise the animal profusely. If the command is not obeyed, gently tug the animal toward you while repeating the word, “Come.” When the animal starts to grasp the idea, keep repeating the performance using a longer and longer leash after each successful trial.

It will often speed up the procedure if the dog can be tempted with some sort of tidbit that it particularly enjoys. The animal will associate reward with obedience. The acid test is to make the animal come to you without using a leash.

Teach Dog Sit And Stay

Teach Dog Sit And Stay

THE COMMAND SIT

The animal can be taught to sit at the age of four or five months. Occasionally an intelligent animal may be able to master this command at an even earlier age.

Stay

Stand on the left side of the animal and hold the leash short and firmly in the left hand. Place the right hand flat on the animal’s back in the hip region. As you give the command “Sit!”, press down with the right hand, forcing the animal into the sitting position.

Repeat this procedure many times a day until the idea is mastered. Once the animal learns the meaning of “Sit” it is ready to learn the “Stay” command.

Teach Dog To Heel Command

Heel

After this time take hold of the leash and encourage the animal to be led through various rooms with you. Make it a point not to drag the animal, since this will frighten it and make further training difficult. With gentleness, and with repeated daily efforts inside the house, the animal soon will permit itself to be led with surprising ease. If the animal should sit down and refuse to be led, tell it “No! No!” before picking it up on its legs and starting over again.

When the animal can be led quite easily, take it outside to a quiet street and repeat the procedure there. With a little patience on the part of the owner, the animal will be seen to make a rapid adaptation and will behave quite well on the leash. And this is so especially when the animal starts to associate pleasantness with the outside.

When the pet sees you pick up the leash to take it outside, its tail will very likely wag in pleasant anticipation.

When the animal is thoroughly trained to a leash and collar, a harness may be used. But at best a harness serves merely a decorative purpose. It is quite useless in the matter of training.