Are you welcomed like royalty by your dog the moment you arrived home?
It’s not that you have been away for months. Or perhaps YOU are the visitor and on arrival you are overwhelmed by a dog jumping up on you . . . . so much so that you find it almost impossible to greet people properly. All you do is “defending” yourself against a dog that is jumping up on you the whole time while you have to concentrate to greet people, holding the flowers and the food for the BBQ you are invited to.
You find it hard to greet your host because at the same time you have to fend off the dog that jumps up on you so he does not scratch your legs with his nails. That was just one crazy arrival!! Why do dogs make such big fuzz?
Executive Dog Training heard you load and clear.
I am here to tell you I can help you how to stop a dog from jumping on strangers and on you.
So many people contacted me with regards to their dogs jumping up on them or their visitors or even children and elderly family members. This is a big concern to so many of you out there.
Your dog jumping up is particularly bad when someone comes to the house or it can even become worse where your dog might knock down a fragile elderly person or a young child.
Not to even mention the incidents where a dog jumps up at strangers on the walks or when you are all dressed-up and ready to go for an evening out and your dog soils your clothes with his muddy paws.
You are not alone! I am here to tell you I can definitely help you how to stop a dog from jumping and nipping!!
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I had the opportunity to interview a few dog owners and I asked them what they think about their dogs jumping up on visitors and other people in general.
Here are the results: 90% of dog owners did not think it was something to worry about and most said that if visitors don’t like it, they should not come over.
These dog owners said that is how their dogs greet everyone. The other 10% of this group of dog owners reported that this is their dog’s normal behaviour and at times it gets a bit irritating when their fur babies have dirty paws but usually they let it slide because they love them so much.
I also had the opportunity to interview people who visited people where dogs jumped up on them. Please note that some of the people in this group are also dog owners themselves. You might not know it but most people find your dog’s jumping up behaviour to be bothersome, irritating, uncomfy and even potentially frightening.
There are those times when a dog jumps up on you, or on someone else and you wonder if that dog is attacking you or only greeting you.
There are different things to look at in order to determine why a dog is jumping up on people and how to handle those problems correctly. If you spend much time like I do around dogs, the chances are . . . . . you WILL experience a dog that jumps up on you.
Let’s look at the possible reasons behind why a dog jump up on people:
Because dogs cannot communicate with us in the same way, we have to look at their behaviours as their method of communication.
Social Skills
No matter the background, if any dog has poor social skills he does not know better and will bounce of people.
Confidence
When a dog has a lack of confidence around unfamiliar people they tend to jump up on them.
Fear, stress and Alert
If you know your dog rarely ever jumps up on you and all of a sudden the jumping up behaviour starts, your dog is communicating something urgent to you. This is a time to pay close attention to your dog.
A dog’s behaviour changes dramatically when they are stressed or afraid. This might be that your dog turned to you and “ask” you for something. In this case, dogs don’t know another way how to tell you something is wrong, other than to jump up on you.
Dominance and Control
The jumping up behaviour of a dog might be to establish control. This jumping up is totally different from a dog that is jumping because of excitement. When a dog jumps up on you in order to establish dominance and control, he is showing you that he is not going to listen to you, POINT! This behaviour requires training with #Executivedogtraining . I can definitely help you with this.
Saying Hello
Then there is the over excited saying-HELLO jumping up on you. This jumping up is a tool to screen you, sniff you out, for your whereabouts. Dogs do have a sense of time. After a “long” wait, you are finally HOME and your dog celebrates your return like you are royalty.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW DOGS GREET EACH OTHER.
Puppies jump up on their mothers as a loving WELCOME greeting in order to feel closer. They also warmly welcome each other in a jumping and licking ritual. Puppies learn to jump up on their mothers when she arrived with food.
The puppies will jump up on their mother and lick her face as a means to ASK for food in a submissive manner. This is a natural instinct deeply rooted in the nature of a puppy.
Dogs usually walk up to each other fact to face and start sniffing each other. This is another natural instinct that dogs possess in how they greet each other.
There are many reasons why dogs jump up on you and on other people. Decide today that you are going to make a change in how you interact with your dog by simply contacting me, Jeanette Vockerodt, on 072 479 8103 or email jeanette@executivedogtraining.co.za or go onto the CONTACT US page and fill in all your detail so that I can get right back to you and help you how to stop your dog from jumping up on you and on people.
I would love to hear from you. Tell me, do you have a dog that jumps up on you and on visitors? REMEMBER TO WATCH my very happy and satisfied clients’ reviews HERE.
What are your biggest challenges you experience with your dog?
How can I help you?
Jeanette Vockerodt
Your Dog Trainer
