By the way, you can try grasping his front paws when he jumps on you, then forcing him to walk backwards while you’re holding his paws. Don’t let him go. Then encourage him to jump, then grab his paws immediately and force him to walk backwards. Dogs don’t like doing this. It can take as little as two or three times.

After just a few times one night, Emma got to where she’d just bark in frustration because she wanted to jump up, but knew she’d dislike the consequences. So she’d stand there and bark. Ah, now, the barking is another issue with her, as you and Becca know!

A friend of ours saw this in an agility dog trainer’s DVD and it works. You must be consistent, though. That’s what always gets us…Being consistent. LOL

edited for correct spelling of the name “Dugal”