*JUMPING* How do I stop the Jumping?!

[Amy Saxon]

I say "OFF" every time those front paws are off the ground and she seems to be getting better at understanding when it's just the two of us but every single time there's a new person JUMP... and "off" is ignored! I try to get people to ignore her, turn their back, pay no attention until she stops the jumping, but you know how hard that is. People say, "oh don't worry, i understand, she's so cute..." and aren't good about supporting my training methods.

She's getting bigger now, and the jumps are getting higher! We go to the dog park and before she pays any attention to the other dogs she gives hello kisses to all the humans - literally! They're standing there paying no attention and she jumps high enough to lick their face. My sheepish "sorry!"s aren't as forgiveable as they used to be.

Bella is a 6mo old GD and I know she's still learning, but does anyone know of any other methods to get this lesson through to her?

[Adina P]

I've heard some have success by pretending it's fun...dogs will think it's FUN for a few seconds to have their paws held but if you keep holding (and with possibly some pressure as you said) and smile and act like you're having a ball ... they'll soon realize "Wow that crazy lady holds on to my paws forever if I jump on her!"

[Dot, Maggie and KoKo]

Rosie was a year old yesterday and still gets so excited when she greets people. She jumps up on them which I can tolerate but she also pees at the same time. I've never had a dog with excitement pee and hopefully she will outgrow this. I usually leash her whenever anyone comes to the front door and actually hold her down in a sitting position to keep her from jumping and peeing. Thankfully she is a mini GD, I'm not sure what I would have done if she was full size.