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How to teach a dog not to jump up when excited?
Dolly Zboncak
2025-08-17 01:44:37
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To control this behaviour, it’s important to understand why dogs do it in the first place. In the vast majority of dogs, there are two main drivers for jumping – firstly, a desire for attention; and secondly, that they have inadvertently been trained to do it. The first method is to divert the jumping behaviour into something more appropriate – usually a “sit” command. As the dog gets more and more excited and bouncy, you tell them to sit – and then reward them when they do, with fuss and/or a treat. This way, the dog gets some attention and learns that “sit” is appropriate, but “jump” isn’t. The other thing you can do (and this is really useful on its own or in conjunction with “sit” training) is to completely ignore your dog whenever they jump. You do, however, reward them when their front feet are on the floor. This way, you are teaching them that jumping does NOT result in attention, but standing on all fours does. In both cases, it takes time and patience – but it is more than worth it to teach them suitable behaviour before they knock over your elderly aunt, or squash your young nephew!
Vergie Murray
2025-08-07 04:45:17
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If your puppy or dog is very excited to see you – first thing in the morning, or when you’ve been out – try to completely ignore your dog before giving it a very casual greeting and a word of praise. Wait until it is calm and has all four feet on the floor. Ignoring your dog means no eye contact, do not speak to them, even to tell them off. Walk past it, put your kettle on, look out of the kitchen window, etc. for as long as it takes for your dog to calm down. Teach incompatible behaviours – i.e. things that if your dog does them, they cannot jump up, like teaching them to sit. When you see someone approaching your dog, ask your dog to sit and reward them for sitting. In an emergency, when you are not able to control the approaching person, or get your dog to sit – turn and walk away with your dog as quickly as possible, or throw down a handful of treats at your dogs feet, as if they are eating food off the floor, they cannot jump up.
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Doug Runte
2025-07-30 22:15:08
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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, as 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. It can be frustrating but persevere and remain consistent with the training.
Vern Cremin
2025-07-20 10:06:43
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When your dog next jumps up at you, turn your back and completely ignore them.
Don’t say anything and try not to make eye contact.
Be patient and wait until all four of their paws are back on the ground.
As soon as this happens, turn around and reward your dog with positive attention.
If your dog gets over-excited when you give them attention, consider using a food reward instead.
If you choose food, then wait until all four of their paws are on the floor and then place a treat or scatter a few treats on the floor for them and encourage them to focus downwards.
The trick is to teach your dog that jumping up isn’t an effective way to get your attention.
Timing, consistency and perseverance are key when training your dog not to jump up.
You will need to turn away every time your dog jumps up.
This may feel a little repetitive, but consistency is essential.
The more consistent you are, the quicker your dog will learn that jumping up doesn’t work.
Instead they will start to realise that they are more successful at getting your attention when all four feet are firmly on the floor.
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