Tess is coming up to 15 weeks and I think we've been very consistent about not rewarding her for jumping up at all, but still over the past couple of weeks we're getting more and more jumping up so I'm trying to nip it in the bud! I've watched the Klilopup video which Pippa also recommends on the 'jumping up' article on the site and I'm using a vast amount of Tess's daily food ration doing this exercise. She rarely jumps up to me while I'm doing it 'standard' so I think I need to add in the things which usually make her jump up - having food in my hand, having flappy clothes on, with my children etc. I just want to check I'm on the right track really! Her heeling is great, her recall is pretty good (and they both get practiced daily on our walk/s) so I'm really wanting to focus on the not jumping up at home until we see an improvement!
Re: Clicker training for jumping up Sounds sensible to me It's totally up to you what you want to focus on in your training but I'd say that working on not jumping up is a very worthwhile thing.
Re: Clicker training for jumping up Yes if you think you've got it down without triggers then start to bring them in, one at a time and at some distance (especially the children ) so that you set her up to succeed ;D
Re: Clicker training for jumping up Thank you! A lot depends on her mood too, sometimes she's completely calm, other times the opposite!
Re: Clicker training for jumping up I found jumping up one of the most difficult things to deal with. I found it very difficult to stop her doing something before she even started (I am sure you know what I mean) At least with heeling and recall you are, to some extent the driver, and can instigate the action. We did a lot of sitting as, hopefully and alternative to jumping up. We can now sit, even proffer a paw to shake hands, but I sometimes still see that bum thinking of lifting up
Re: Clicker training for jumping up She is great at sitting but we haven't had much success in getting her to use it as an alternative when she jumps. I guess she's already 'past it' by that point! She will offer a sit when I'm doing the clicker exercise though. I hope we can crack it eventually, I agree it's a difficult one!
Re: Clicker training for jumping up Jumping up is a difficult one because it needs cooperation from every human she meets. If they get attention for it from anyone, it reinforces the behaviour. Telling people not to allow it, to turn away and ignore her until she is calm, is an uphill struggle. Even at eight months, we have the odd jump out of excitement; it's less than at first, but people insist on encouraging it before I can explain what a problem it is. Still, we're entering our quiet period here now, so it should hopefully be easier to manage and set up some scenarios so that they're completely sorted by the time it gets busier again.
Re: Clicker training for jumping up So true. My family are ok, even the children - but people we meet out and about, not so much! Even the ones who listen when I say not to stroke her when she jumps up will yell 'down, down' and push her backwards which makes her even more hyper and ready for a play with them!
