Dog Jumping Up

Jumping up is a sign of affection and excitement from your dog, it starts when your dog is a cute little puppy, all the attention they get and letting them jump all over you and picking them up when their climbing up your leg is all part of the fun for a puppy, especially when you have kids.

Now your dog is a lot older and not so small the jumping up is a bit of a pain and can be quite dangerous and frightening to you and others.

To stop this excitement and joy of seeing others, let them show their appreciation in a different way such as the 'sit' command. Every time someone comes to the door get your dog to 'sit' and stay put and get the visitor to praise the dog for its actions.

If on the other hand your dog only jumps up when you come home from work or a day out, as soon as you see your dog come at you, order them to 'sit', if they do as they're told praise them plenty and show your affection and that your glad to see them too, if they don't obey your command try ignoring them completely as discipline for not listening to you.

The dog will learn this way that you don't like being jumped on and that being calm and saying put is a much better way of getting the attention they're after.

The more practise your dog gets, the better they'll respond and the faster they'll learn.