How to stop your enthusiastic dog from jumping on people


By AGENCY

To train a dog to stop jumping on people, owners have to commit to ignoring the behaviour at all costs. — dpa

It's just so exciting: Some dogs can’t help but express their joy by jumping on their owners when they come home.

However, such behaviour can be downright painful with big dogs, and problematic if the dog does it to every person it meets.

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