November 20th, 2010 by Jenny

Pouncing on individuals is aordinary habit of little puppies. They will do this by standing on their back legs andputting their paws on the person. When dogs leap upon young children, they may well knock them over or leave scratches. Pouncing up on guests isuncomfortable, irritating andjust a common annoyance for the dog owners.
You may enjoy your puppy jumping up on you,but it becomes alarge issue when she is older, especially the moment itis over 20 pounds weight. To end thisunnecessary jumping behavior of your dog, for starters you need to find out thecause behind it.
Couple of factors behind dog jumping and also recommendedresolutions:
1) Greeting: Smelling scent glands near the face is just one of the ways dogsgreet each other. To recognize thescent, dogs simply leap up on people.Nonetheless, this is a unnecessarymanner.
Solution: Prepare a spray bottle filled withdrinking water nearby thefront door of your house, notify your visitor to hold that bottle when they come inside the house and squirt whenever the dog lunges up on them.Nearly all dogs don’t like this and stop jumping.
Many dogs like water spraytherefore they may not stop their leapingactions. In such cases, you should attach a shock color to your dog, whenever you think that your dog is close to leap on your visitor simply press theswitch and shock your dog. This is a easymethod to get over the dog jumpingchallenge.
2) Dominance: Jumping on individuals sometimes indicates your dog would like to dominate andwishes everyone nearby to acknowledge her. Whenattempting to be dominant, your dog may become controlling of people, toys, furniture, etc.
Solution: This dominant nature in dogs is risky because they may become aggressive when you try to rectify theirbehaviour. 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 somemethods to start exercising your dominance such as never ever 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 reach home after working, dog shows affection by jumping on to you. She may do the same when your guests come to your house.
Answer: Easy 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.Nevertheless 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 recognizes their position, you and your visitors can then give attention him attention.
4) Excessive excitement: Generally, if the dog is meeting you after a long timeshe may jump with joy.Some dogs have got the habit of jumping when new facescome to place.
To stop this you can use water squirt, shock, positive reinforcementinstructions, and so on.
Training is essential to stop your dog jumping. Bear in mind that yourwhole family must be engagedwhile training her. With a little help from all, you’ll stop dog jumping and your pet will be a happy member of the family.

Hope this aids your stop dog jumping needs, thanks for reading
by Ruchi Vasishta