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April 19, 2011

What’s the best way to keep a dog from jumping up on you?

Full Question:

Hello Cindy,

Will make this short and sweet as requested. I rescued a 1 1/2 year old female blue pitbull from being put to sleep. Sweetest dog I have ever had. She responds well to training as she loves to please. I used to train and show dogs but have forgotten how to stop her from jumping on people. The old methods are no longer used and I think they used to suggest putting your knee in the dogs chest when they jump up to greet somebody. Any suggestions??

Thank you,
Jeannie

Cindy's Answer:

Use a leash to block her from jumping and train her to do something acceptable like sit or down instead. Become a student of marker training.

Here’s a video you may want to watch.

I would read our article on training dogs with Markers and I’d recommend:

Pack Structure for the Family Pet
The Power of Training Dogs with Markers
The Power of Training Dogs with Food

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