How do you teach a dog not to jump on people?
My corgi mix is always jumping on us when she gets excited or wants attention. Any suggestions to get her to stop would be appreciated.
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I have 2 large dogs. When they were younger they would jump. I would raise my knee so they would run into that while simultaneously saying "off". They rarely jump on me now. However, rather comically, the larger of the two still jumps when he's excited ... just not on me. Instead he jumps in the air next to me.
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Nicole & Michael said what I was going to tell you. Try both turning your back or raising your knee up to see which works best for you. Which ever is faster for you may work best. I always walked in with something in my hands so they couldn't get to me until I put them down & said "OK".
My mom's husky is very jumpy, and as you can imagine the bigger she got as she grew, the more it hurt! Our best bet was, every time she jumps, we'd turn our backs. It actually helps quite a bit. Then of course training to sit and having treats on hand is always a good idea. Here's what I would do in steps:
Dog starts to jump, turn your back and say "down!" or "no!" If dog keeps jumping, keep back turned and walk away. Ignore until she stops! Once she calms, praise and reward.
Hope this helps!
When I watched my last family's dog, their dogs jumped all the time. They were scratching up my legs really badly. What I learned was to bend down to their level and allow them to get excited and give kisses. Then if they are still jumping, grab under their armpits and push/pull them down. You might need to do training treats to help them get use to learning to sit when kisses are over!
To stop the jumping on us we used the knee approach. It worked great for us. We followed that up with a hand gesture open and then closed to signify stop/down. When guests came over I make her lay down and wait for the guests to come to them that promotes calm submissive posture. Be persistent with authority.