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Five things to do when your dog jumps on people.

By Pat Miller

There’s a common misconception that dogs jump on people to establish dominance. Balderdash! Dogs jump on people because there’s something about jumping that is reinforcing for the dog - usually the human attention that results from the jumping. If you want your dog to stop jumping on people, you have to be sure he doesn’t get reinforced for it. Here are five things to do when your dog jumps on people:

1. Interrupt. Minimize the reinforcement your dog gets from jumping on someone by cheerfully removing him from the

Be aware of your surroundings, and proactively prevent your dog from reaching anyone he can jump up on.

situation as soon as possible. To that end, you may want to leave a “tab” attached to your dog’s collar when he’s…

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