Most of the behavior which your puppy or adult dog exhibits is simply explained. It is because he is a dog and that is what dogs do! What you can do is reshape or channel these behaviors in a dog logical way until they are acceptable to you.

A DOG THAT JUMPS UP AT YOU CAN DRIVE YOU MAD!

Especially when you have a nice clean pair of trousers on and he has come in from outside!

Wonder Why dog owners rarely wear white?

When trying to deter or to de-train a dog from a behavior it is important to understand the reason why he is exhibiting the behavior in the first place.

All puppies will try to jump up at you or your visitors. They do this because they want to get close to our faces and particularly our mouths-a food soliciting behavior carried over from when dogs were in the wild.

It can also be dominance related.

The dog wants to place his paws on you. Initially when a puppy jumps up at you our reaction teaches him that we like him doing that.

So how does that happen?

One or more of several things happen which confirms in the dogs mind that he is pleasing us. With little puppies especially we tend to tolerate the jumping up as they are sweet and lovable. And we feel they need our assurance all the time. We are also quietly pleased that the puppy wants our attention.Once we get tired of the jumping up we start pushing him off and at the same time talking to him, telling him to get off. Either reaction is pleasant for the puppy-he is being touched, spoken to or both. Even if you push the puppy off abruptly, they like to play rough and so do not see being pushed off as a deterrent.even seeing it as a game.

To the dog his action has provoked a reaction in you that will prompt a repeat of the behavior. When they get a reaction then the behavior is worth doing.

To stop him jumping up you have to change the previous rewarding behavior to an unrewarding experience..IGNORE the dog completely. Do not touch or speak to him.Turn your back on him,folding your arms so that you are not accessible for the dog to touch.If he jumps at your back take a step away....just move off and snub him completely.Do not acknowledge him in any way the whole time he is jumping up at you.When he eventually has 4 feet on the floor go down to his level and give him a lot of fuss and a tidbit.

Eventually when you have taught him to sit on command you can reinforce the control by making him sit as well,but at this stage you simply want him to understand that 4 feet on the floor gets attention whereas two feet on the floor does not. If everyone who comes to the house follows the same procedure the puppy will quickly learn that the way to get attention is to remain on the floor.

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