Jubilee, my newest dog, is supposedly a Kelpie mix--and I believe it, because she is probably part Kangaroo.
We've made some progress toward teaching her not to jump on us, but I know why we aren't getting any further: it's because my timing sucks. I need to give her the "floor" command before she ever gets both feet off the ground or at least is only part way up...but I can't seem to catch her at it.
Usually this happens when I am working around the house and Jubilee comes up behind me or beside me and decides she is excited about being with me and she jumps up. My concentration is not on the dog. It's on whatever I'm doing, and as a result I don't catch her in time.
I would like to find a way to get her to jump up when I'm concentrating on the problem without encouraging the problem, if you get what I mean.
One thing that I am going to do soon is teach her "up" (for getting on the furniture by invitation) and then the "floor" command to get her down. So that will help reinforce the "floor" command. But I need some ideas to help me get better at my timing using the command at other times.
Any comments or ideas would be appreciated, as I am soon to have major abdominal surgery and her jumping is going to be AN ISSUE following that, as you can imagine.
shallbe
We've made some progress toward teaching her not to jump on us, but I know why we aren't getting any further: it's because my timing sucks. I need to give her the "floor" command before she ever gets both feet off the ground or at least is only part way up...but I can't seem to catch her at it.
Usually this happens when I am working around the house and Jubilee comes up behind me or beside me and decides she is excited about being with me and she jumps up. My concentration is not on the dog. It's on whatever I'm doing, and as a result I don't catch her in time.
I would like to find a way to get her to jump up when I'm concentrating on the problem without encouraging the problem, if you get what I mean.
One thing that I am going to do soon is teach her "up" (for getting on the furniture by invitation) and then the "floor" command to get her down. So that will help reinforce the "floor" command. But I need some ideas to help me get better at my timing using the command at other times.
Any comments or ideas would be appreciated, as I am soon to have major abdominal surgery and her jumping is going to be AN ISSUE following that, as you can imagine.
shallbe