JUMPING UP

[john w]

Hello Folks, This question has been bugging me for a long time as I have raised lots of pups and now I would like you input thanks. Do you think when we pick up a puppy frequently around the house and cuddle him/her that later as the pup grows it makes him have a tendency to want to jump up on you, or does this BAD HAbbit orriginate some place else. I just hate it when my otherwise well behaved pup or dog jumps up on my clean clothes or on our company arriving, What say You?
appreciate the help with this thanks.
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[jonstclair1311]

I personally look at my dogs' jumpinng up as a way to greet me. The only time it is not a good thing is when they hit me square between the legs, but on the other hand, it is funny to watch them do it to my friends.

[Fireside]

I don;t see any correlation between cuddling a dog and having a dog jump up on you. My dogs are companions as much as anything... they sleep on my bed, cuddle on the couch, and live with us 99% of the time. They only stay in the kennels when we want to go into town sans dog...

That said, I can't stand a dog that jumps on me uninvited. I start teaching young and continue reinforcement for life. The last thing I need is for one of my dogs to jump on my 93 year old mother, knock her down and break something...

[gripper39]

It's okay for my dog to jump up on me we are tight like that and it is on command. I do not let him jump on anyone else though I think that is rude.

[birddogger]

That said, I can't stand a dog that jumps on me uninvited. I start teaching young and continue reinforcement for life. The last thing I need is for one of my dogs to jump on my 93 year old mother, knock her down and break something...

+1! Except I don't have a grandmother, but you know what I mean.

Charlie

[jarbo03]

I have never allowed it.

[Buckeye_V]

We correct it whenever we can. problem is my dogs know which people won't correct them for it. AKA my mom and MIL. When I am around and they do it, they get corrected. I watched my male knock over a little girl and it scared her to death. So, no mas.

Justin

[ymepointer]

this is an interesting discssion. I just watched a video Bob Welhe did in 1989, and in it he clearly trains or invites his dogs to greet him by placing their front paws on him while he pets them, and I have always allowed this too, my pointers seem to be inclined to "stand up" on there back legs to get closer to me....now Bob was a pretty big fellow and at his age I suspect he did not want to bend down to pet them....but I have seen this in quite a few pointer people who view it as A-OK while just about every V-Dog trainer I have ever met had viewed it asa terrible breach of manners. I actually pat my chest to get my dogs to "stand up"and my pointers don't really put much weight on me, I was training one of my pups and happend to bump into a Lady training a Munsterlander and she saw me pat my chest and my pup stand up and she couldn't help but blurt out..."OH dont' let him jump up on you like that" She saw me pat my chest and I pointed out to her that I ivited the behavior but still she was very troubled by it I do think it could be an issue with a big 90 lb german dog jumping up and pushing you(have seen some do that) but my pointers just seem to sort of stand up and rest there legs on my chest not really PUSH me.

[john w]

Hello Folks, Well I posted this question quite a while ago aout Jumping up hoping I would get some more
satisfactory answers than I've already gotten. I can't believe that a lot or most of you accept the fact that you dog jumps up on you with his/her dirty feet. I mean come on you guys,,,, How do you think your wife feels or some other person coming in your yard to visit you and your dog jumps up and puts dirty paw marks on their otherwise nice clean clothes. You mean you think thats ok?? I can't believe it! I would be all appologetic to the person involved for my dogs very bad manners. I think it's every dog owners responsibility to make sure this doesn't happen the same as it is our responsibility to keep our pets from doing their business on someone elses lawn for instance, or bothering our neighbours or infringing on their privacy in any way. So,,, you just got dressed to go to an important event and your dogs jumps up and puts his dirty feet on you're otherwise nice clean suit and you're ok with that?? Give me a break!! SORRY I just had to sound off about this arragent behavour from dog owners and dogs alike. Oh well, when you dog does this to me, i'll just smile knowing full well you will smile as well when you get my cleaning bill in the mail.
THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT ANYWAY
C YA

[john w]

Hello Folks,,, Further to my orriginal post, seems I was not specific enough . SORRY
I really should have asked " What is the preferred method of training to teach a hunting dog or plain old "dog"
not to jump up and put their feet on you. Your advise is respected and appreciated.
Thanks in advance. John w