How To Stop Your Dog From Jumping On You

Anyone who has lived with a dog who jumps on you whenever he or she sees you would know the frustration, if only they would stop doing that! Help is at hand, Cesar Milan gave some tips over the weekend on how to get your dog to stop jumping on you in his latest post. Check it out.

And here are more tips:

1. Turn away and ignore your dog when he tries to jump on you. Remember, he is trying to get your attention so do not give him any attention or even eye contact when he is doing this and he will gradually learn to ease off on this bad habit. It is difficult to ignore him when he does this but try this first for a couple of weeks every time he jumps.
2. If he also jumps on other family members, advise them to ignore him as well when he does this. Make sure that everyone around him ignores his bad behaviour.
3. If he still jumps on you when you ignore him even after a few weeks, calmly push him down from you, hold him down gently so that he can't try to jump again, look him in the eye and say "NO" loudly and firmly. Then just continue to ignore him.
4. Jumping may be a sign that he has too much nervous energy, exercise your dog to work off his high energy levels (but not to exhaustion!). Gradually increase the distance of his walks or bring him to the dog park for a good run if possible. Hyperactive behaviour such as jumping should lessen when he is well exercised.
5. If his behaviour still does not improve, bring in the professionals - consult a good professional trainer or dog behaviorist for this problem.

Remember, consistency and patience are the keys to changing a bad habit. And always be calm and firm when interacting with your dog during his training.