1. House Training - Urinating and messing indoors (Puppies & Adult Dogs)

2. Barking for no reason

> 3. Jumping on people

4. Digging and chewing

5. Not Listening

6. Failing at dog school

7. Biting

8. Chasing Cats

9. Fighting Other Dogs

10. Pulling On The Lead

11. Running Off With Things

12. Running Out Of The Gate

13. Stealing Food

14. Hyperactiveness

Jumping on People

Dogs jump on people when their adrenalin levels are up. The more we try to discipline them, thump them in their chest, tell them no, etc., the more adrenalin surges we cause in our dog's central nervous system. What we do not realise is - dogs don't command each other, so they are therefore not equipped to receive commands . But dogs bark, and a bark is a sharp loud outburst, which, in the wild, is a call to the kill, causing adrenalin to spread through the pack like wild fire. So telling our dog not to jump on a visitor causes reflex adrenalin surges that cause him to jump all the more, which cause us to bark all the more…

The solution to the problem of jumping on visitors, knocking children over, jumping on us is to bring down the dog's adrenalin levels, which is what Natural Dog Training teaches us. It is very simple, involves no punishment, drugs or obedience training - simply understanding what makes dog's tick, which enables us to win their respect, and them to understand us. The dog is then beyond trained - he is rehabilitated. Obedience training makes dogs afraid of being punished, which means that they do not lose the urge to jump on us, they just wait until we are not looking!

What we suggest you also do is click on the “Not listening, disobedience” link to learn how you can cure your dog of jumping on people.

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