Stop Dog Jumping Up…Forever!
Are you exacerbated by your inability to stop dog jumping up on you and/or strangers? Perhaps your dog is jumping up on you because you’re giving him mixed signals.
Your dog can’t differentiate between jumping up on you when you’re wearing an old pair of denims or when you’re wearing a stunning evening gown.  Stop dog jumping is easier than you think.
What Doesn’t Work
First, let’s look at what doesn’t work and why. People use the conventional method of trying to keep their dog from jumping. But they apply the technique incorrectly. Also, they are inconsistent.
In a dog’s mind, he’s either allowed to jump on you or not. Trying to stop dog jumping sometimes and not at other times leaves the dog confused. So you have to decide whether to always let him jump on you or never to let him jump on you. Once you’ve decided, then you need to use the proper technique.
Incorrect Knee to Chest Technique
This technique is taught in all the dog training books, but it doesn’t work because people are applying it incorrectly. When the dog jumps up, people are putting their knee up to the dog’s chest, but they are leaning to the side. This is incorrect. Here is the correct way it should be done.
Correct Knee to Chest Technique
The correct application of this technique should be, when the dog jumps up, as you bring your knee up, it should hit the dog squarely in the center of his chest making a hollow thud sound. Instead of leaning to the side, you must lean into the dog.
It’s the same type of knee to chest move you would use in a soccer game. The reason leaning sideways when doing the knee to chest technique doesn’t work with most people is because the correction is not motivational – meaning it doesn’t hurt the dog enough for him to stop doing it because you’re not targeting the center of the dog’s chest.
So when you lean to the side instead of leaning forward and hitting the dog with your knee squarely into his chest, it will not hurt the dog, thus, no motivational correction will be given.
We are not saying slam your knee into your dog’s chest so that he is injured, but it must hurt a little, otherwise there is no deterrent. Next, once you have the proper technique, here is the next important step.
All Important Step
This step is important. Lean back and tap your chest to encourage your dog to jump on you. Your dog may be hesitant to jump on you, which is a good sign. That means your correction was motivational. Still, it may take 3 or 4 times of the knee to chest correction technique before he refuses to jump on you when you tap your chest.
Positive Reinforcement
Another really good idea is to have several of your friends perform the knee to chest technique in order to reinforce your dog’s behavior to stop dog jumping. When done correctly, your dog will realize not only should he not jump on you, but he shouldn’t and won’t jump on all people.
Your dog will make the association of jumping on people with getting a correction (bump) to his chest, which is painful. Instead, when your dog greets you, he will sit at your feet and look up at you and wait like a gentleman. And when he does, make sure you give him lavish praise for being a gentleman!
