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Pouncing on people is one of the ordinary habit of little puppies. They do this by standing on their back legs and putting their paws on the person. When dogs leap on kids, they could knock them over or leave scratches. Leaping up on guests is not comfortable, annoying and basically a typical irritation to the dog owners.

You may enjoy your puppy leaping up on you, however it becomes a large problem when she gets bigger, especially the moment it is over 20 pounds weight. To end this unnecessary jumping behavior of your dog, first of all you have got to learn the purpose behind it.

Couple of good reasons behind dog jumping as well as recommended resolutions:

1) Greeting: Smelling scent glands near the face is one of the ways dogs welcome each other. To realize the smell, dogs simply jump up on people. Even so, this is a undesirable manner.

Solution: Organise a spray bottle filled with water in close proximity to the front door of your place, tell your guest to hold that bottle when they come inside the house and spray whenever the dog leaps up on them. Most dogs don’t like this and stop jumping.

A few dogs love water spray and they may not stop their lunging behavior. In these cases, you can attach a shock color to your dog, if you think that your dog is about to leap on your visitor just push the switch and shock your dog. This is a easy method to conquer the dog jumping dilemma.

2) Dominance: Jumping on people can at times means your dog wants to dominate and desires everybody around to recognize her. When trying to be dominant, your dog may become possessive of people, toys, furniture, etc.

Solution: This dominant nature in dogs is risky because they may become aggressive when you try to rectify their behavior. To stop this, your dog should understand that you are the owner and make your dog obedient to you and your commands. You should follow some strategies to start exercising your dominance for instance never permit your dog to walk before you. Practice at first you walk and let her to follow you. And also train her simple instructions by using positive reinforcement such as “off” or “no jump” command.

3) The behavior is rewarded with attention: When you get home after working, dog shows affection by jumping on to you. She may do the same when your guests come to your house.

Solution: Straightforward way to stop this is not to give treat for unwanted activities and do not encourage when your dog jumps up on somebody. And also you have to neglect her when she jumps up on you. Wait till she reaches reserved state of mind, you can show your affection towards her. Nonetheless once you finished, go back to ignoring her. This shows your dog that, only when you show love to her then she is allowed to pay attention to you. And also you have to inform your family members, friends and neighbors that never give attention to dog when it jumps up on them. Once your dog is aware of it’s position, you and your guests can then give attention him attention.

4) Intense excitement: Usually, if the dog is meeting you after a very long time she can jump with excitement. Some puppies have the habit of jumping when new faces come to home.

To stop this you can use water squirt, shock, positive reinforcement instructions, and many others.

Coaching is essential in order to stop your dog jumping. Bear in mind that your entire family should be engaged when training her. With a little effort from everyone, you can stop dog jumping and your pet will be a well-loved member of the family.

Hope this helps you to Stop Dog Jumping for life!

By

Ruchi Vasishta