EllaRidesHorses
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My mum is due to have an operation on her arm, and I really do not want our 8 month old Cockapoo jumping up at her and accidentally knocking her arm! How can I stop this ASAP?!
How can I stop my puppy from jumping up?!
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Exploding Chestnuts
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I think it is obvious, when mum visits dog goes outside.
EllaRidesHorses
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That's kind of a problem because I live with my mum and so does our puppy...
Fides
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Turn your back every time she jumps. Use the down command. Just don't let her do it...
jenie
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Hi , I would ignore her when she jumps up you no eye contact no speaking just push her away when she eventually calms down & on her own accord realises that if she wants a fuss she needs to be calm . Persistence is required on your behalf but she will eventually come to realise this . Good luck
twiggy2
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a command is attention as is the act of touching the dog to push it away, just turn away from the dog when he jumps up, no eye contact and only give attention/praise when all 4 feet are on the ground
Lunchbox legend
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As she jumps up, you simply turn your back to her and say nothing. Don't give any eye contact. Don't have any emotion about it. It's a calm, quiet, matter-of-fact movement. The important bits are A) as soon as she has her paws on the floor, you give her some attention (you could tell her 'floor paws' at this point, if you wanted to have a command to use for the future). B) You need to do that immediately i.e. within a second or two. Initially, she'll jump up again and so you simply repeat the turning away manoeuvre. C) You do it every time with no exceptions. She'll soon learn.
If she jumps up when you're sitting on the sofa and you don't want her to, you could either quietly, calmly stand up and ignore her. If need be, you walk away from the sofa. You do this every time she jumps up on you. Alternatively you could put her back on the floor while saying 'get off' (I use 'get off' rather than 'get down' because 'down' is another command completely). Again, there has to be something in it for her, so give her some attention when she's on the floor.
I've got my 7 month old to a point where I just remind him with the command 'floor paws' or 'floor paws please' and he puts his paws back on the floor.
Hope it all goes well (puppy training and your mum's surgery).
If she jumps up when you're sitting on the sofa and you don't want her to, you could either quietly, calmly stand up and ignore her. If need be, you walk away from the sofa. You do this every time she jumps up on you. Alternatively you could put her back on the floor while saying 'get off' (I use 'get off' rather than 'get down' because 'down' is another command completely). Again, there has to be something in it for her, so give her some attention when she's on the floor.
I've got my 7 month old to a point where I just remind him with the command 'floor paws' or 'floor paws please' and he puts his paws back on the floor.
Hope it all goes well (puppy training and your mum's surgery).
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Teaselmeg
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Ignore the jumping up ( and everyone in the household needs to do this to be consistent), and teach her an alternative behaviour - sit or stand when greeting people. Using a clicker and/or giving a treat when the dog does what you want is a great way to reinforce what you want.
Dry Rot
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Raise your knee as the dog jumps up.
The local police dog handler called the other day and I was delighted to see he knew this one as pups will jump up to greet a visitor. I find it instinctive -- you might say a knee jerk reaction!
The local police dog handler called the other day and I was delighted to see he knew this one as pups will jump up to greet a visitor. I find it instinctive -- you might say a knee jerk reaction!