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Expert Tip: How to Stop your Dog from Jumping on People
05.05.2023 14:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:25
If you have a dog, it is likely that the pet jumped on you and other people. Dirty paws of a pet can stain and ruin clothing or even hurt if the animal is large. In this article, you will learn how to wean a dog from jumping when greeting a person.
Why do dogs jump on people
Jumping is a natural behavior of dogs.
The fact is that pets greet each other face to face, so they want to reach out to a person and attract his attention. However, this can be unpleasant or dangerous.
In addition, dogs can play with people in this way. Attempts to push away, the pet will perceive as a response to the game.
How to stop your dog from jumping on people
To wean a pet from such a habit, you should refuse any encouragement of such behavior.
You can train the animal in a different way of greeting.
To begin with, it is worth ignoring the dog's jumps that is, not reacting to them in any way.
Thus, the animal will understand that such behavior is not encouraged.
After that, most likely, the dog will stop jumping on people.
However, all family members, friends, acquaintances and even passers-by on the street should be warned about this rule.
When the dog stops jumping, he will choose a different form of greeting. For example, ask people to just stroke the pet's head or sit next to the dog.
