Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Dog Jumping Problems - Training Tips and Guide

A jumping dog can make company over to your house
a frustrating event. You may also find that your
jumping dog can turn into a big nuisance if you
walk into the house with your arms full or
carrying a heavy object. Making sure your dog
won't cause harm to you or any guests you may
have should be your first priority.

The first step is to understand why a dog feels
the need to jump at all. The next time you visit
a dog park, take some time to observe how dogs
interact when they meet for the first time. The
first thing they are likely to do is to sniff the
others face. This is simply a way of greeting
and getting to put the dog's scent with its face
- in short, learning just who that dog is. In
most situations, a person's face will be much
higher up than a dog's, and so the dog, not
having been trained or taught otherwise, will
jump up to try to reach your face to greet you in
the same manner.

Unless you can be certain that your dog will
never encounter the elderly, very young,
disabled, or those people afraid of dogs, this is
a behavior that should not be tolerated.

Over the centuries, dogs have generally been bred
to be very submissive towards humans. They will
seek our approval and our affection, and try to
shy away from those things that displease us.
When you get home, your dog will probably be very
happy to see you. He will jump up, trying to say
hello in the best way that he knows how. One of
the popular approaches that works for many dog
owner is to simply ignore your dog when he is
jumping until he keeps his four paws on the
floor. As soon as you see that, give him lots of
love and affection. It will not be too long
before he understands the association between
jumping and not get attention.

You may need to work through some training
exercises with your dog. It will be much more
effective to go through the routine several times
in a row than simply to repeat it every time you
enter the house. As soon as your dog jumps up,
ignore him, but stand straight and look away.
When he settles down on the floor, praise and
reward immediately. If he tries to jump up
again, repeat this.

Once your dog is on the path to understanding,
you may try throwing in some other cues. See if
he will sit when you enter the door. Try this by
opening the door just a little, giving him the
command to sit, and then entering and praising as
soon as he does so. Once he has the hang of
this, try him out on a couple of friends and
neighbors. Ask your friend to help out with the
training routines and access how he react to
different people. If he jumps again, the
training will have to go on just a little longer.

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