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JUMPING UP
The best way to stop puppy jumping is to simply ignore him when he does. Turn your back to him fold your arms and stand still until he has fours paws on the ground. Then quickly get down to his level and give him lots of praise and rewards if he jumps up again, stand up and turn away until he stops jumping, and repeat. We are rewarding the desired behaviour and ignoring the bad behaviour. We also need to make sure that all people who come into contact with pup know this is what is to be done when pup jumps otherwise some unsuspecting visitor could unknowingly be undoing all your hard work by patting the dog or telling him to get off, both of these are rewarding the dog as he is getting the attention he seeks
The following exercises are also very effective for the jumping dog:
Put your puppy on a lead and tie the end securely to a doorknob.
Make sure you have yummy treats with you and from a short distance move towards the puppy with excitement. As soon as he jumps up, stop moving towards him and take a step backwards away from the pup. As soon as he stops jumping move towards him again. Continue this approach until you can get all the way to the pup and give him a cuddle without jumping lots of praise and rewards from that position, moving back again if he jumps up in excitement.
You could also do this exercise but you are the door know and you have another person approach the dog, as above once the person gets all the way to your dog without him jumping give him lots of praise and rewards.
This method will also teach him how to greet people, and to pay attention to you rather than them.
If you can catch your dog before he is about to launch himself off the ground give him something else to do like sit. But only if it’s before his paws have left the floor.
Happy Training.
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Pet Type
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Dog
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Find a pet
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Breed
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German Shepard and Ridge back
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Happy Tails
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Age
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7
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Gender
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Male
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Location
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Cape town
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Contact
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082 772 1886
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Age Group
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Adult
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Pet Size
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Large
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Contact Email Address
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Daniel@liveoutloud.co.za
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14/10/09
Please help me find a home for my dog. Im so sad that we have to leave him but we are moving away from Cape Town and cannot take him with us
His name is Vodka (yes it sounds funny, but my brother was much younger when he named him and it really suits him now )
He is full of energy, loves people, loves going for walks and a very healthy dog. He is 7.
He is a mix between German Shepard and Ridge back, he always looks like he is smiley which shows what a happy dog he is, I will be so sad to leave him and want to find a loving family to take him.
Please help me, I have been looking for a few weeks now and need to find a home urgently.
Daniel Marcus
+27 21 425 9722
+27 82 772 1886
0865543694 (fax)
Daniel@liveoutloud.co.za
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