Friday, October 5, 2012

The Assumptions About Bulldog Jumping

By Lainey Lucius


When a puppy is still young and playful as it jumps on someone, most times it is usually harmless and fun. Yet, this is not usually the case when the dog is much older and way heavier. As a matter of fact, a large number of people would perceive a bulldog jumping as wanting to attack them when in real sense the dog is probably just playing. In this respect there are a few guidelines on how to prevent your dog from jumping as it may be disastrous.

When the bulldog is still a puppy, jumping may pose a threat to its health as the joints are not yet fully developed. It is a well-known fact that bulldogs can also jump quite high so all measures should be taken to ensure that the dog is less fond of jumping at everything. Old habits die hard so this should be carried out when the dog is still very young.

Also, the adoption of a few strategies has proved to be particularly helpful in getting rid of this behavior. An owner can use a reward based strategy to reward the dog when it gets used to staying on the ground. For instance, whenever the dog jumps on someone, the owner can condemn such behavior and offer rewards whenever the dog responds with all fours on the ground.

When discouraging the dog to jump, a number of facts should be kept in mind so as to monitor the dog抯 behavior before taking any appropriate action. Essentially, this is because the dog may soon begin to perceive someone as being mean and react by jumping with aggression. The trick is to use positive methods.

Additionally, an important step would be to use a sit command. Therefore the dog should be encouraged to sit near someone when it is excited as opposed to jumping. Likewise, this should be enforced using positive methods such as rewards.

Bulldog owners have the responsibility of ensuring that boundaries are set on where the dog can and cannot jump. The ideal way to do this to prevent the dog from jumping, say over a fence. This can be done by a simple stop command and after a number of tries the dog will be able to understand.

Dogs have a very short attention span therefore the best thing to do would be to use short training sessions. Consistency as well as practice is also essential to the whole learning process. Once one keeps using the same commands over and over again, the dog will grasp every command without a struggle.




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