4 Things to Teach a Jumpy Dog
Keep in mind you have to practice these skills in training sessions before you can expect to see improvement in real life.
Using a hand target is a great way to prevent the pup from launching! Keep your hand at their nose level and away from your body. Bowl the food away so you have the opportunity to reset! Practice these scenarios:
Near your doors to outside
Walking in from outside
Greeting familiar people
Saying hi to people on walks
Running towards you when playing inside and outside
The more you reinforce four on the floor, the more likely your dog will continue to repeat it! Give them what they want after they’ve patiently waited. That might be lowering down to their level for pets and love, playing fetch, getting some snuggle time on the couch, or a couple of treats. If they get jumpy and frustrated, break each scenario down in small movements. Practice these scenarios:
Preparing their meals
Putting your stuff down when you get home
Coming in from outside
Letting them out of their crate or pen
Tethering will help manage your pup’s access to jump on people and will prevent them from making contact. Teach them tethering is a great opportunity for enrichment by giving them lots of toys and reinformcent for settling next to you. Practice these scenarios:
When you’re eating meals
Sitting on the couch
Working at your desk
Have another person walk in and out o the door
Hanging out at a park bench or outside patio
Place is the trickiest of all these behaviors because it requires a lot of stimulus control for the dog, which means lots of training sessions and practice before you’ll see success! You can incorporate the tether until your dog builds duration and can settle on their own. Practice these scenarios:
Next to the door outside
Knocking on the door or playing a recording of the doorbell.
Coming in from outside
Opening and closing the door slightly
Have another person walk in and out of the door
