| To stop dogs jumping around is part of their initial | | | | Your pets tend to jump in order to greet you and |
| dog obedience training and you must learn how to | | | | that is quite a natural thing for them. In fact, they |
| control this natural instinct. If this is a cute and | | | | identify other dogs through their scent glands and |
| adorable thing when your pet is still a pup, it is an | | | | when they do this to identify their masters taller than |
| entirely different story if a seven or twenty pound | | | | them, their natural tendency is definitely to jump and |
| dog jumps on you or others. | | | | reach for you. |
| Jumping is basically an important component that | | | | There are instances especially when your pets are |
| must be included in the initial training for dog | | | | still pups that you may have made the mistake of |
| obedience. In the process, you have to teach your | | | | exchanging their jumping action with rewards. Dogs |
| dog that it is not a desirable behavior and they must | | | | have simple and linear understanding thinking that if |
| learn how to go down and follow orders. It is quite | | | | they jump they will be rewarded. Correct this |
| fortunate that with proper know-how and constant | | | | mistake and train them that jumping is not equivocal |
| training, you could effectively teach them this salient | | | | to food or talking walks like you use to give them. |
| training as a responsible pet owner. | | | | You must learn the effective ways to stop dogs |
| There are different reasons why dogs tend to jump | | | | jumping and follow you if you say off. For instance, |
| even if you tell them not to do so. You must first | | | | make sure you do not make a grand entrance with |
| learn and understand this instinct in your pet before | | | | your arrival at home so that they do not jump |
| you train and control their nature. Working with their | | | | around or pester you with excitement. Allot time to |
| nature and not against it is an effective method for | | | | greet them and when you do, make sure you kneel |
| training your pets and stopping their jumping spree. | | | | or stoop to a lower position where there is no need |
| Dogs have the natural instinct to assert their | | | | for them to jump. |
| dominance hence if they are jumping on you or your | | | | Training your dogs to stop jumping on you, others |
| furniture, it is their natural way of saying they are | | | | and on your furniture requires a lot of consistent time |
| the leader and in control. Teach them that this is not | | | | and efforts for them to absorb dog obedience |
| the way things should be and make sure they do not | | | | training. However this is a rewarding task as you help |
| thrive on their dominance. Dominant dogs are basically | | | | your pets become nice and easy to be around with. |
| harder to train and aggressive. Thus as early as | | | | Best of all, they also stop becoming annoyance to |
| possible in their training, they must know that you | | | | you and those around them. |
| are the boss and they should follow. | | | | |