Learning
how to stop a puppy from jumping up is something you need to get onto straight
away.
Puppies
jumping up are a very natural thing that they do when they are little – to get
attention – and in the wild to get fed by licking the Mother’s face to
encourage food to be regurgitated. Showing your puppy that it does not get
attention when it jumps is something that you should encourage from a very
early age. Often it can seem like fun when a puppy is very small but when your dog
grows to 35kg and can jump 5 foot high it is not so funny.
If
you do not stop the jumping when your puppy is little then when your puppy
turns into a larger dog it soon turns into a more dominant display of demanding
your attention!
If
your puppy is jumping up, simply turn and walk away. Ignore your puppy, no eye
contact, no speaking and no touching.
Continue
to ignore and then after your puppy has calmed down, wait for 5 minutes and
then call your puppy to you.
If
your puppy does not stop then isolate your puppy by either leaving the room or
by putting the puppy in another room.
Puppy
jumping up on visitors:
If
your puppy is jumping on your visitors then ask them to do the same as
described above. It may also help if you hold the puppy by its collar or on a
lead until they relax – then release. If your puppy decides to mouth you then
you should immediately isolate them in another room or a crate.
Puppy
jumping up at you when you are getting ready for the walk:
Put
the leash down and wait for 10 minutes or until your puppy is calm, then try
again. This is important and although you are keen to go for a walk you should
not rush it!
Important
concepts:
It
is really important not to speak – to stay calm and not say a word when your
puppy jumps up. Remember your puppy is an attention-seeking machine!
Your
puppy's jumping up and space invading is not its way of saying I love you!!
Space
is very important to a dog and if she can invade yours whenever she wants then
she will lose respect for you.
How
would you feel if a human constantly invaded your space! It is more similar
than you think!!
Start
as you mean to go on. When your puppy is calm then you can call her and pick
her up for a cuddle
When
you are ignoring your puppy keep your arms folded and walk past the puppy
confidently and assertively.
The
two most common mistakes:
Inconsistency
- sometimes puppy jumping up is given attention!
People
make eye contact...This invites your puppy over, so do not make eye contact,
focus on something else.
Another
trick that will help is to train your puppy to sit for everything! If you can
get your puppy to practise lots of "sits" then her default behaviour
will simply be to sit when you call her, and not jump!
For
more information on puppy training then check The Online Dog Trainer it is a
great source of fascinating information that covers off everything you need to
know about raising a happy puppy using videos.