A question for my friend - jumping up

[KZoppa]

Leah, it doesnt matter if the owner is on board with it or not. If she is a caregiver when the owner isnt around, she needs to make the dog see she is the boss and how he behaves is not acceptable. If she can do that, the dog will respect her and mind his manners than she can teach him.

Tell her about nothing in life is free. Explain it to her and how it works. ABC calls it the No Free Lunch Policy (which bugs me actually). Example. Shasta has learned that she will NOT get any kind of attention being obnoxious and in my face. She figured out pretty quick that if she sits calmly and nicely, she gets petted. She has to wait for her meals. She can only eat when i tell her 'free' which is our release word. She also isn't allowed to race out of her crate. She has to wait until she's given the release as well. Tell her to carry some nice tasty treats with her when she goes over and reward the GOOD behavior. When he's calm, he gets a treat. Pea sized treats. When all four feet are on the floor, he gets a treat. If he jumps, the treats are removed. Its called negative reinforcement. Something he wants gets removed when he doesnt do what he's supposed to do. Rewards also include walks and play time BTW but he has to work for them. Jumping up means the goodies get taken away. She also needs to turn her back on him when he's jumping on her. Remove her attention from him. Plus him hitting her back while she's pregnant, even early pregnancy is a heck of a lot safer than him clobbering her in the stomach. He WILL get the idea of how he should behave, at least with her. She can also take a step further once she gets to that point he behaves with her and minds his manners that she can work with him on behaving with other people as well. The leash is handy because she can clip it to him and let him drag it around, when he goes to jump she puts a foot on the leash to stop him and he basically corrects himself.

[Good_Karma]

Thanks guys, I will pass along all these suggestions!