One such case is a dog in a local shelter here in LA. The dog jumps on people and was placed and returned and is now scheduled to be killed. The thing that keeps surfacing in the mails is that it's OK to be happy. Well, as a person who works with trouble dogs, I say that its OK to be happy, but teach your dog to express it in different ways. If your dog jumps up it is displaying some sort of dominance. People are constantly making excuses for their dogs behavior without looking at the repercussions, and that is SELFISH. Read my blog at BOUND ANGELS and see how many dogs are killed for behavioral problems if people were only not so selfish and took the time to correct a dogs problems. Dogs should be well behaved pack animals that we care for, protect and love. If they are well adjusted, they generally don't act out, and thereby "generally" don't end up in shelters and get killed.
The problem with jumping is as follows. If a small dog jumps up on a big person, its cute. If a large dog jumps up on a small child and knocks the child down, its not cute, or if its an older person its also not cute. A dog that is out of control will jump and run and act like a goofball whenever they like. These "out of control" dogs are on the short list for the kill shelters of America, and all the selfish, non-correcting dog owners are NOT beating down the doors at the shelter to save them. They are on to another cute puppy.
When your dog jumps up on you, do not acknowledge him. Turn away. Pushing him down generally starts a game with him, unless you can do it with authority. The best way to correct this behavior is with a long lead and a firm correction. Generally this problem can be solved very quickly. Acknowledge your dog for good behavior. Don't instigate him by getting him excited enough to jump on you. Throw him a ball in a yard to get his enthusiasm up. Jumping up on people is NOT cute and it leads to a maladjusted dog.
If you really LOVE your dog, you will instill in him positive behaviors that will protect him or her.
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Great post! I have a beagle that we were having this problem with. We made the mistake of allowing him to do it when he was little, as he got bigger he was not an acceptable behavior anymore. It took much longer to "undo" what we had allowed him to think was ok, than it would have had we just done it right the first time. We did not make the same mistake with our other dog.
Great post!
Marla
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