How do you discipline a dog that jumps on you?
Jaylen Murazik
2025-06-13 14:39:26
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One could start off by ignoring the behavior, but most likely that won’t work. Most dogs aren’t jumping to make you mad, but more for attention and they are often looking for the direction that they are not receiving. Another option to try is to use a little squirt bottle or can of air. Any time a dog goes to jump, you would initiate whatever method of correction you plan to utilize. You want to do this as soon as your dog’s paws leave the ground. If it were me, and I had a jumping dog I’d probably start by teaching them to sit. It’s important to give them something else to do when you tell them not to jump. After my dog has a nice solid sit, I then make sure to reinforce all kinds of good stuff that happens when they keep their butt on the ground. What I could suggest is a couple leash pops, a light pop of the leash, any time they jump. This, followed by a nice solid sit, will teach a dog that they have choices in life especially after the dog gets rewarded for sitting.
Jaime Howell
2025-06-13 13:00:55
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If your dog does jump up at you then don’t react at all. You should stay calm, quiet and wait for them to stop. You can then reward them when all four paws are back on the floor. Your dog needs to learn that they won’t gain anything by jumping up. Instead, it’s keeping all four paws on the floor that will get your attention. Make sure you reward your dog with praise when that's the case, especially at times when they’d be most likely to jump up. You can prepare yourself by making a list of all the situations in which your dog might usually jump up. Be quick to interact with them before they do. Don’t tell your dog off for jumping up, discouraging your pooch from jumping up by telling them off or saying “no, get down” could be rewarding for some dogs as they are getting attention. Do persist with your training, whenever you stop responding to any behaviour the way your dog is expecting you to, they’re likely to try that same behaviour with greater intensity. Don’t worry – this is part of the learning process.