Teach Your Dog to Stop Jumping Up with These Simple Methods

Typically, dogs learn to jump up when they are puppies. While it may seem innocent when your dog is small, encouraging this behavior can create problems once your dog reaches adulthood. Although your furry friend may be showing affection, not everyone will appreciate or feel comfortable with being jumped on.

Training your dog not to jump up requires patience, consistency and perseverance. Initially, your dog may jump up even more due to previous rewards for this behavior. However, remain steadfast and consistent in the training process.

Check out our comprehensive guide on stopping your dog from jumping up. Our key strategy involves teaching your dog that jumping up is not an effective way to get attention.

When implementing this approach, it is important not to reward your dog's jumping up behavior. Instead, turn your back, withhold eye contact, and wait until your dog's paws have touched the ground before rewarding them with positive attention. If your dog overly excites when receiving attention, use food rewards to encourage them to focus downwards.

To be successful, everyone who interacts with your dog must follow this rule and not encourage jumping up behavior. Using a longline on walks can also train your dog to focus on specific commands and reward them for appropriate calm behavior.

If your dog seems excessively frustrated, try switching your approach and asking them to demonstrate more constructive behavior. You can also use a houseline to help control your dog when visitors arrive. Keeping your furry friend in a different room initially, then bringing them in on the houseline after visitors are settled and focusing on treating your dog for preventing jumping up behavior.