this is a peculiar situation for me, because i've been training her to do just that, and it worked great. however, she now thinks that everytime she goes to the bed, i'm going to treat. as a result, she gets upset when i don't give her one. i'm wondering if this will go away with conditioning, or am i teaching her to beg? she's learned that when she goes down into a settle position (down with head down) i treat. but now it's turned into a begging situation, even though i do pet/praise also to vary it up. maybe i'm just being impatient? or going about this the wrong way? thanks.
awesome to know that worked for you. i've started that too. thanks so much.I made the mistake of allowing my dog to jump up on me while I'm in my chair whenever she felt like it.Just her front legs. I had to correct my behavior to encourage her to stop. I found the most important thing was for me to be aware of when she was approaching. It's kind of hard to deal with a problem that you don't see coming, so I trained myself to be more aware of her approach. Then I put my hand out facing her (like a "Stop! In the name of love" gesture) and said "ah-ah". When I had her attention, I'd say, "Sit" and she did. Then I rewarded her with verbal praise and a pet. From there, sometimes I tell her to go lay down, or to go away (a command they know) or "Get your Cuz" or "jump up", which gives them permission to jump up on me. But she has learned that if she wants to come up, she MUST come up to that position and sit first. I always give her a command at that point to avoid her sad stare while she waits for me to tell her to jump up.
