Your Complete Guide To Teach Your Dog To STOP Jumping Up

Jumping is one of the most common questions we get from people about their dogs. In today's video. I'm going to spend a little more time with my friend Hank and give you some tips to help keep

your

dog from

jumping

on people on couches or other things in

your

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We publish new videos every week to help you have a well-behaved four-legged family member. When dogs jump, people tend to have one of two reactions and one is that they don't really care. I'll talk about that in a second, but the other thing is when dogs jump, people get really frustrated or embarrassed because their dogs usually don't have the manners that they want. We want our dogs to be good citizens and be able to go out into the world and function without being too bossy. And there are a number of things you can do to prevent your dog from

jumping

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One of the hardest things people tell us is: I don't know when my dog ​​is going to jump. There are generally three common places where dogs jump that get frustrated. For most people, one of them will be furniture. The next one usually counters. The third, of course, is the people. All of those things are pretty common and exciting for your dogs. Now, if you are one of those people who is frustrated by your dog's jumping. I want to give you some tools that can help prevent your dog from jumping. And if I

teach

my dog ​​not to jump and give him something else to do, I spend less time correcting him for jumping and rewarding him for good behavior.

Instead. Now, what do we do when our dogs want to jump on people? I can tell you that when I got my first dog, I sought out this place for dog training advice, because I didn't want a dog that would jump on people. He was my first Irish wolfhound. He was the biggest one I had and I wanted to make sure he didn't jump on people. And I learned pretty quickly that a lot of the things we hear about what to do when our dogs jump are really not appropriate for

teach

ing them, not for people to tell me, okay.

Because I asked people for advice before I came here and people said, well, if your dog jumps, you just need to hit his chest or give him a big push. You know, those are two things that can work for some dogs. I agree with that. However, most of our dogs, when we give them a nudge, think, Oh, that's awesome. I wanted to fight. I wanted to play. We start giving them an inadvertent reward. When we give them that physical interaction, putting your hands on them, the simple act of putting your hands on them like many dogs, has an invitation to play.

So that was the first thing I learned not to do. Other people have said to grab their paws, squeeze them, and hold them tight until the dogs fight, fight, fight, fight, and fight to escape. And then once the dog finally runs away, he won't want to put his paws on you anymore. I want to discourage even doing that kind of thing. Well. We need to think about a slightly broader picture in this scenario. If I do that to a dog and then want to go and cut those dogs' nails, that dog won't be very willing to let me touch his paws.

I want to make sure that any of my interactions give them the best possible direction without any inadvertent, introverted rewards and still maintaining that relationship. And that trust I'm trying to build with them. I learned pretty quickly that having a leash or rope on my dog ​​will allow me to better redirect him when he jumps. But most importantly, I learned that I need to give my dog ​​better information. I need to be proactive instead of waiting until the dog jumps, I'm going to make the dog do something else. Hey. So if someone came to my house, I'm not going to let the dog run up to the door and bang on it and get excited when someone comes in, okay, I need to give them a little better direction.

And having that leash can help. Ideally, we know when people are going to come to our house and we can be prepared for that type of thing, but let's be realistic. Life is life. And sometimes people show up and then that happens. And if someone knocks on your door, you better believe that little puppy is going to rush to the door and get very excited to see who he is. Really do not care. This will probably be closely followed by some jumping and some accompanying barking. Well. If I don't have a leash or line for my dog, my only option is to reach out and grab him.

But again, I'm giving that dog some physical interaction. That has nothing to do with knowing what to do. I'm simply reacting to the moment. So how do we train our dogs? Not jumping on people? Well, first things first, I want to get my family and friends involved. And if I can set up the idea, ask my friends to text me before they come to let them know or let me know they will be there. I can be a heady little game. So, first things first: I'm going to make sure I have a leash for my dog.

Well. I'm going to have some cool treats because I want to build courage to sit now where I have my dog, it's really important. We spend a lot of time teaching our dogs to sit on our left side. So that's kind of the base of operations. It's a place where they know good things happen. And it's a place where they have some rehearsals of that. So when I know someone is coming to my door, I'll have that leash in my hand, I'll have that dog sitting next to me. I'm going to have those great rewards. And I'm going to keep saying yes, and I'm going to reward those dogs with a loose leash.

This is the part about giving them a choice. I'm not holding the dog tight and preventing the dog from making a decision; The dog has given him the opportunity on a loose leash to stay seated, which I will reward, or if he gets up, I will. I'm just going to quickly

guide

that dog back into the sitting position that will allow me to reward him for that great choice. And the more I build that positive association, the less ability they have to run and jump on the person. Now the nice thing about having my leash in my hand is twofold because not only can I reward them for sitting on a loose leash, but if my dog ​​gets up and runs and tries to jump on that person, I have immediate control. and I have a great time.

My dog ​​can't reward himself because I interrupted him too quickly and I can put him back there, sit next to me. So I am setting my dog ​​up for success. Now, it's easy to say that you can make your dog sit next to you when someone walks through the door, but let's be real. There are some dogs that are so sociable and so happy that they will have a hard time sitting still. If that person is three, four or five, or let's face it, 10 feet in front of you. Therefore, you should choose a distance that is successful for your dog.

And that may mean going back a little further down the hall and telling your friends. Yes, come in for a moment. I'm just working with the puppy. Encourage him to ignore the puppy when he first arrives so he can focus on rewarding you. If you're trying to hang their coats on him and encourage them to go to the kitchen, you know, you're not paying attention to your dog. You must pay attention to your dog. This is the training phase. As long as they maintain that position, I will continue to affirm. And reward them. If they are successful, I may encourage my friends to come and get a little closer, but I will still discourage them from instantly coming over and having a party with that puppy.

It's about teaching new people some self-control. So we are making it very easy for the puppy to be right and let's be realistic. It's a non-confrontational way to teach my dog ​​not to jump on people. I have a great moment. I am generating value for a separate exercise. This is how you can use your family and friends to learn and teach your dog. Don't jump on people. Let's be honest. Although life is life. And sometimes people show up and you need your friends to walk through the door. You need to be able to welcome them, give your mom a hug, and do all that kind of stuff.

If you don't have time to focus on training that particular skill, you need to take care of your dog. You must take away their ability to rehearse jumps and put them in his box. Give them some bone, let them chew there. Welcome your friends, have a drink, sit down, socialize, but we won't let the dog rehearse jumping and reward himself for making those decisions. Once your dog has some skills and they have practiced sitting next to you while people come in and they are getting pretty good at it, I will often expand my dog ​​skills and teach them something else to do when someone comes over. the door.

So if your dog is a little more advanced than me, I already understand something about not jumping, I'll give my dog ​​something else to do. And this setting gives my dog ​​a place to go. When people come in and help create value, it can really point them in the right direction. He takes away their ability to rehearse jumps and prepares them, gives them something I can reward them for. So I'm practicing a little here, luring Hank to the bed and telling them to come in and lie down. Good guy, excellent job. And I'm rewarding him for maintaining position in bed.

When someone comes, I don't have to touch them. I just tell them in your bed, go and lie down. I can let my friends in and everything can be successful. Good Guy. Forward. So I'm rewarding them at bat. I can tell you. It's okay, good boy. I'm going to set that up a little bit again. He's still pretty excited in your bed going to bed. Good job. Very good boy. Good. Now I'm going to see if Hank can hold this position while someone walks through the door. Good Guy. Excellent work. Good. So let's say I know someone is coming.

I'll be sure to set it up yet because I'm still teaching my dog. I'll have it better. That mat nearby. I'm going to encourage my dog ​​to get on the bed and lie down. As long as they maintain his position, I'm going to say yes. And he delivers some cookies right on that bed. Well. And as long as they're holding it, I can keep an eye on the person coming to the door and just yeah. Shake them to get them in. Enters. And again, I'm paying attention to my dog, rewarding him for holding the position. My person comes in, I can talk to him for a second.

I still have one eye on that dog, teaching him and helping him understand what his job is at that moment, which is, first of all, not to jump on people. But secondly, just lay down on a bed and the more I go with this, the more I can have my bed in the corner. I can tell my dog ​​to go and lie down. As people come back in the door, I give them a skill that they are successful at and take away the ability to rehearse jumps, which is naturally rewarding for these dogs. Then you notice that in all those greetings we did at the door, I'm doing something else to

stop

my dog ​​from doing it.

But I'm also giving him an ability that he might be right about and that I can reward them for. Kitchen counters are the other area where dogs learn very quickly that things are rewarding. And if the dog has learned to jump up and grab that piece of food, or if he finds that steak that was lying on the counter, that can be a very difficult thing to overcome. And I'm going to give you some tools to help train your dog, not to jump on the counter because we need to train it. It doesn't magically disappear. The first part is the formation of the formation.

Since I need to be there, I need to supervise my dog ​​and set him up for success. Now, there are a couple of ways I can teach my dog ​​not to jump on the counter and the first is to just handle it. I don't put interesting things on the counter for my dog. That's not real life, though. I can't always not have food on the counter and I want to be able to make dinner and do other things without my dog ​​thinking he should jump up and reward himself. So this is what I'm going to do.

I'm going to look at this as an opportunity for a little more training. You'll notice that Hank has Alicia. I have it in my hand right now because my focus is on teaching him that he shouldn't jump on the counter, but also giving him something else to do. And that will be sitting or lying down or doing something more than that. But if I don't have this leash on, I don't have any good times to do it. So how am I going to teach the tank? Not jumping over the counter? Well, in fact I'm going to put some of these treats on the counter and let you know they're there.

And then I'm going to try to see what he does now. I'm not going to wait until Hank jumps up and pulls those treats off the counter. I'm going to be a little quicker with my leash and I'm going to scold him, or I'm going to tell him to leave it. And I'm going to divert them. And then I'll give him another job to do, which will be sitting or lying down or something a little more stationary. The reason for another job is that it gives me a little better insight into whether you're really thinking about going to that counter or not.

Yes, he is just wandering around and I often get distracted doing what I have to do here in the kitchen. And my dog ​​takes advantage of our turning on our backs. But if my dog ​​is in a stable position, I will instantly know ifIt's getting up. So I have these delights here. I'm going to show them to you. Okay, buddy, go ahead. Now I'm going to put them up here. Now I'm going to scold him. Good. Good Guy. Good. Good. What are those things? Oh, good seat. Excellent boy. Good job well. He wanted to take that opportunity to pounce on me.

Good seat. Good. I'm going to put these a little closer to the edge of the counter. Now, one of those off things. Yes. Good boy. Excellent work. Now I want to talk about what happened there. I put them there. He saw that they actually indicated that I just walked away a little bit. When his eyes went there and he

stop

ped and made a big decision and looked at me now, I'm going to make it more rewarding for him to pay attention to me. Then those two little cookies there, and you can use your dog's favorite treat to really help him out.

Now, the second step is to give it something else to do. And now he's sitting up, but I'm going to ask him to go and lie down. Good Guy. Excellent work. Beautiful. And as long as he continues to maintain this position, I have prevented him from jumping, but I am also training him. What I'm saying is that when you're in this zone and there's good stuff here, your job is to go and just relax into a position. Now it's really important that it's time to train your dogs to do this good boy. Excellent work. You know, I'm talking to you, but I'm also very focused on what he's doing at this particular moment.

If he gets up, I'm not going to let him reward himself for going outside. In fact, I'm going to direct you back to the bottom. So let's do a little test here and see how we do it. Well. But hey boy, that's my boy. Good, good job. Yes. Then he moved a little closer to the counter. He doesn't pay any attention to those delicacies. Excellent boy. Good job. Very pretty. Yes ok. Now I can take my food and my reward. Very good boy. You might even change these delights up a bit. Good job. Look at those there.

Good. Yes. Good boy. They are very nice. Excellent work. Now again. I'm going to make it a little easier. He's fine buddy. Come here. Making lie down. Good job buddy. Excellent work. Then I can get back to doing all the things I need to do. It's important that I be there to help him and take away his ability to make that bad decision, but teach him what I want to do. Instead, with Hank, I'm using a tasty treat that I know he likes and I had it resting on the edge of the counter, but you can make it harder for your dog.

Get yourself some of those delicious cheese slices, place them on top and roll them around the edge. Let your dog see that tasty morsel hanging there, taste it, and reward him frequently for not jumping again. Space is your friend in these situations. You wouldn't take a dog that you've trained a little bit, put a slice of cheese on here, and sit him right next to it. Maybe I'll go a little further away. You could also have some really special treats to reward the dog when he ignores that cheese. At the beginning, I mentioned that some people don't really consider jumping to be a big deal.

And I really want you to reconsider that point of view. Jumping is something that is naturally rewarding for dogs. And I can tell you that the vast majority of dogs that jump are fine, which means they don't know any better, but there are definitely some safety issues that come with them. Not just for people, but for the dog itself, let's say I have a larger dog like Hank, our Lab, or a larger German Shepherd. And that dog jumps on a small child which can knock him over and scare him very much. Even though he is a little dog like Hippie.

And that dog jumped close to his face. That can be very worrying for that child. Now we also have people who may not be as stable on their feet. Someone who's maybe a little older and uses a walker or all kinds of reasons why I don't want to have a dog that's going to jump up and hurt someone. Now I mentioned that it can be painful for dogs to jump. You know, if you have a dog that's used to jumping and lands awkwardly on the back of him while he's going down, because maybe he missed the person or he jumped up and fell back down.

Those are things that can cause serious injuries to your dog. So I really want you to think about taking the time to teach your dog that jumping is not allowed. That doesn't mean they can't go up. If you ask him, you know, I invited Hippie to the couch. I have dogs that jump into my arms when I ask them to, but they don't take care of it. They don't run around the room and lunge at me when I'm not expecting it. I give you that permission. But until they know the rules, they won't have that luxury.

Whether it's on the couch, in my arms, or coming to see me when I get home, inviting those front paws out, it's all about invitation. And that comes after they know the rules. Having dogs on the couch is something I do in my house. My older dogs are allowed to jump on the couch and hang out with me anytime, but they need to learn the rules. First, little Hank thinks jumping on the couch is the best thing in the world. So with my young dogs, I want to keep them from thinking they can jump up on their own and make that decision on their own.

And I can't just correct them every time they run and jump and get mad at them for doing it. I need to give my dog ​​something else to do it. Again, we've talked about using the bed as a place for them to turn on. When people come in, I can use the exact same skill when I'm leaving. And I want my dog ​​to relax with me while I sit on the couch, the dogs can come with the trainer when I invite them. But when they decide to help them be a little more successful, I'll put the leash on him.

I'm going to have the bed near the couch where I want to sit. Hello friend, come here. And I'm going to put him down on that bed and encourage him to lie down. And then I'm just going to sit, but I'm not going to let go of the leash. I'm going to make sure I keep it. And I'm going to give them lots of rewards for maintaining their position in bed again, letting them know how to be right. Again, I have some food here. Ready to go to your bed, friend. Come on, lie down. Yes. Good boy.

Excellent work. And the more he relaxes, the more I will continue to reward him. Good Guy. Excellent work. Yes. Good job. Very pretty. He'll realize pretty quickly that all kinds of good things happen when he's lying on the ground and not trying to lunge at me. Excellent work. Good for you. Very good. And this takes some time and repetition. They're not going to understand this in two minutes, but if you spend several days working this year, a dog will really start to figure out what to do instead of doing things that are a little more naturally selfish, so he wants to get out of bed.

I need that friend. So I'll give him some food and take him back to bed. Turn down a light, friend. Excellent work. Very pretty. Yes. And the more he relaxes, the more relaxed I can be. I can watch my TV show, my Netflix, whatever. Now, one of the most common questions we get in this situation is when will my dog ​​be ready to be invited to the couch? Good Guy. Excellent work. Well, in the beginning, when I'm teaching this to my dog, I need to spend a lot of time developing value for this position. So I'm going to reward him pretty regularly.

Excellent boy. Good job. As I become a little more adept at it, I might space out those rewards a little more, or I might even change my posture to be a little more relaxed. Good Guy. Excellent. As long as you do great work again, I'll still reward you, but I'll sit back and make life a little more real. Well. Now, once you're becoming quite adept at it, you reward it, perhaps quite infrequently. Maybe I'll give him a little yes. And a nice Pat. Good Guy. Good job. Very good. Let him know that good things are still happening, but that it takes time and repetition.

Now this is a pretty common thing. My dog ​​is already up and wants to come and jump on me. I am very casual in my posture. So I'm going to change the image again. I'm going to get up for a second. That will come in, it goes to bed. Good Guy. Very pretty. Standing up puts you in a much more authoritative position in front of the dogs. Excellent boy. Good job, I stayed down here and he climbed on top of me. He has reached a different level. That will encourage him to jump. Now you can see, obviously, that a little Hank here is not quite ready for the next step.

He needs that reinforcement very often right now for a job. And one of the things to keep in mind for him. It's my touch for him. Very exciting. Oh friend, here in your bed, go and lie down. So he's not quite ready for this. If he finds his dogs moving and jumping, he needs to spend a little more time testing the food. Good job getting to bed. Excellent work. Then, once he has settled me a little more, I can remind him to sit and then I can sit back down. Excellent work, friend. Yes, very good work.

And you know, Hank is figuring this out like your dog will. He's starting to try to figure out what I want, but then when I get something I don't want, I change the picture. I mentioned using a leash, rope, or house rope as a training tool to help prevent your dog from jumping. If you want to learn more about the biggest mistakes people make when using a house line, watch the video there. And in that sense, I'm Steve, that was Hank. This is the Hippie shake, happy training.