How to get your dog to stop jumping on you or guests when walking through the door?

I love my dog, he is truly a friend. He's intelligent, obedient, careful with kids and beautiful. He has so much energy to spare, which suits me perfectly because I love to take him out and play, run around at the park, meet some girls or just play fetch with my tennis racket.



There is however 1 thing I'm trying to get him to drill in his personality though. He's a golden retriever... so.. every time someone comes through the door he jumps on them. I really don't want to punish him for showing enthusiasm, it would feel wrong. So I've been looking for some alternatives:



http://petyourdog.com/articles/jumping/jumping_on%20_guests.html



That goes over a few key points such as

-Establish yourself as pack leader

-Don鈥檛 shower your dog with affection when you walk through the door

-Correct bad behavior

-When your guests arrive, ask your dog to sit patiently

-You can鈥檛 be a leader only some of the time



Those tips kinda worked, though I didn't try ';correcting bad behavior'; as I really am against hitting my dog... or even calling him a bad dog for being happy to see me. He doesn't do it as often on me, but what would be a good way to make him finally stop completely?How to get your dog to stop jumping on you or guests when walking through the door?
When he jumps on you gently grab his front to paws and use your one of your feet and press one of his backs paws with your foot but don't press too hard.How to get your dog to stop jumping on you or guests when walking through the door?
you dont have to beat him or anything. Just tell him NO NO Down (not bad dog) when he listens to you and stops jumping, then you can say good dog and pet him.

He will understand that the response you want from him is to be calm and not jump.

When he understands that, in order to get praised by you he will no longer jump cause he knows what you want is calm non-jumping dog.

So is not like you are being mean. Is just a bit a disaplane like with kids. Parents sometimes have to be strict but is for the good of the child right. Think about it like that.
you don't have to hit him. when he jumps up grab his collar and pull him down w/ a firm no. the person can also turn their back to the dog. keep this up and he will learn that his behavior will not be rewarded. try doing this yourself or have a friend help. walk in and out and when he jumps do the above over and over. make sure to praise when he doesn't jump up and use a firm no every time he does.
Hello,

My dog is also very jumpy when people come through the door. Here is what we have started to do and have made progress! Whenever anyone enters the door make them tell your dog to 'Sit' once he has all 4 paws on the ground make them pat him or have biscuits near the front door so they can reward him for sitting nicely. This has done wonders for my dog!

Good Luck!
When he does it, cross your arms and turn away from him until he stops, then praise him when he calms down.



Or you try a spray bottle and a firm ';NO';, that works, too.
A few suggestions for you...



- Leash your dog prior to opening the door and commanding him to sit/stay before you open the door. Have someone come over to help you practice. Shut the door each time he gets out of a sit position. He wants the reward of seeing the person so make him work for it. Instruct your helper not to engage the dog until after they have greeted you and entered your home without looking at the dog or acknowledging him in any way. When he acts appropriately, give the attention.



- Enroll in obedience classes. You'll meet great people, get to know your dog better and they should be able to help you discover your dog's 'magic buttons' for getting him to behave.



- Invest in an anti-jump harness. These make it virtually impossible to jump up on people.



- Turn away from the dog and cross your arms and refuse eye contact every time he attempts to jump up. Ask your dog to sit each time before petting him, making it hard for him to jump up due to his position.
Teach him to sit and stay when you go to open the door. That should stop his jumping up behavior.
Correcting bad behavior never means hitting your dog.



Those tips above are really all you need. Tell your guests in advance to not acknowledge, pet, or speak to the dog when they walk in. Until you get your dog trained, always have your dog on a leash, even in the house. When the doorbell rings, make your dog sit in a specific space away from the door and make him sit there until your guests have entered and are settled. If he gets up and tries to jump on your guests, give him a mild correct by lightly jerking the leash to the left or right, which will distract him and then say NO, sit. Practice on this at home with other family members and be consistent!
um with you thighs just bounce him back everytime he jumps on you and turn aropund after he calms down on the ground praise him
ok when he jumps on someone take him out of the room and scold him and wait tell he calms down then he can go back at the room if he jumps on someone again do this again and again. Dogs are smart they will get this and stop jumping.