Keep Your Boxer Puppy From Jumping
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Boxer Puppy Training
Once in a while it’s okay to allow your dog to jump up. It’s best to only allow your dog to jump on you when commanded. You will see at many dog obedience trials that these dogs are allowed to jump up but only after they are told.
Having a dog welcome you home and barely containing his enthusiasm is nice. There is nothing greater than seeing that kind of love and loyality. Then the jumping begins. It becomes a huge problem when your dog likes to jump up on you or a guest coming to your home.
Here are a few ways to help eliminate the problem.
Ignore Him
When your dog does his jumping up thing, just keep right on moving and ignore him. When he jumps up and gets any kind of attention for it, then he thinks that it is allowed. It’s best to ask the dog to sit then pet him. To get him to rethink about jumping up, you need to give him your attention only when he’s sitting. Alternate the tactics a little between ignoring him and having him sit.
Creating A Command
Another way to prevent your dog from jumping, is to have a verbal command. Any command that your dog knows as get down. Use this command, when your dog is jumping up on a person or even getting on any furniture that isn’t allowed. This command will be understood as the “off-command”.
When your dog jumps up there is another training technique that you can use. When your dog jumps up give the command off and gently raise your knee to push your dog off. This way the dog associates the command with the action together. The dog might not understand the command right away, but with a little practice he’ll get it. As with all commands it will take consistency from the leader to help eliminate this bad behavior.
Reward Appropriate Behavior
Remember, to give your dogs a lot of praise and treats when he learns to not jump up. Your dog will understand that jumping up isn’t the way to get praised and gain attention. He will quickly learn that sitting is far more rewarding then jumping.
Jumping up is a simple habit to break, even if your dog has been jumping up for a long time. Ignore bad behavior, reward the good & be consistent in you training. Teaching your dog some simple obedience training will make you a proud owner and you can welcome guests to your house without fear.
