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Originally Posted by Cowperson
For an adult and a mid-sized or larger dog, keep your hands at your sides and bring up a knee to flip the dog off you. Just enough force to get it done.
They'll stop doing it pretty quickly after a few repetitions.
You're not hurting them but the confused and hurt look in their expressions will be priceless. Good time for a "sit" command as well to reaffirm who's boss, then a treat for a reward.
Since treats come from hands and the normal defensive measure with a dog jumping up is to raise your hands . . . . . well, that's where kids particularly get into problems and they're not tall enough for the knee thing.
It's about asserting who's alpha and that kids are higher in the pack than they are. In fact, for a peaceful household, dogs should be lower than cats in the pack.
My two cents.
Cowperson
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I've been taught the "hold them in the air until they are clearly uncomfortable" tactic, is that a good idea?