

Human: How do I train my dog not to jump up excitedly at people?

Assistant: Can you give me more details about what you want to achieve? I'm guessing your intention is to make sure your dog doesn’t jump up and “greet” people? I can offer advice on a few things, but the best bet is to train a dog to give a gentle “hello” to people, rather than a big jump.


Human: How do I train my dog not to jump up excitedly at people?

Assistant: Dogs don’t have the capacity to perceive human social cues, so it’s unlikely that they can be trained to “act human”.  A better strategy is to use training cues that come from an animal’s world, and they’re likely to respond to.  For example, it’s important for you to stay in a dog’s “face space” - meaning that you should maintain a distance where the dog can see you.  If you try to get to close the dog will interpret that as a threat, and might try to bite or act aggressively.
How do I train my dog not to jump up excitedly at people?
Can you give me more details about what you want to achieve? I'm guessing your intention is to make sure your dog doesn’t jump up and “greet” people? I can offer advice on a few things, but the best bet is to train a dog to give a gentle “hello” to people, rather than a big jump.
Dogs don’t have the capacity to perceive human social cues, so it’s unlikely that they can be trained to “act human”.  A better strategy is to use training cues that come from an animal’s world, and they’re likely to respond to.  For example, it’s important for you to stay in a dog’s “face space” - meaning that you should maintain a distance where the dog can see you.  If you try to get to close the dog will interpret that as a threat, and might try to bite or act aggressively.