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Train No Jumping/Lunging
Dogs often develop unwanted behaviours such as jumping, lunging, and
barking. These behaviours can be due to excitement, anxiety or frustration in
relation to people, other dogs, and events. These behaviours can often be
eliminated with the use of clicker training. One of the best ways to accomplish
this is to train the dog to do behaviours you like, such as sit and/or stay. A dog
that is sitting cannot be jumping and a dog that is performing stay cannot be
lunging and barking at other dogs, people, wildlife, cars, etc.
We recommend starting this training in a quiet place with minimal distractions.
Start by teaching your dog to sit on cue as we explained in the section called
“Teaching “Sit”.” To add “Stay” to this, you would cue the sit then wait a few
seconds before clicking/rewarding. Once your dog can hold the position
for several seconds you can add a verbal cue, “Stay” and wait a few more
seconds before click/reward. During the early training of stay, your dog may
pop up early. Try to always click/reward before this happens. But if it does,
just cue the sit again and click and reward a short stay before moving to a
longer one. Once your dog can stay for at least five seconds, begin to add the
cue, “Stay” after he sits. Increase the length of the stay slowly so your dog will
continue to be successful. As this training progresses, increase the length of the
stay until the dog can hold the stay 30-40 seconds before the click and reward.
Once the dog can do this you will want to start adding some distractions, such
as training near a park or having friends walk by. Start with these distractions
at a distance which allows your dog to continue being successful at holding
the stay. Gradually move closer or have the distractions move closer to you.
Click and reward the moment your dog looks at a distraction without leaving his
stay. This will teach your dog he can hold “stay” with a variety of things going
on around him, and that not reacting to them is more rewarding than chasing,
jumping, and lunging at them. This type of training may take several short
sessions but will give your dog skills and manners that last a lifetime and make
him a more pleasant, well-behaved dog.
Some dogs may have more serious reactivity issues and require the help of
a training and behaviour professional. If your dog continues to have serious
problems with lunging and reacting to anyone or anything, please seek the
advice of a training professional near you.