Training puppy to stop jumping on visitors?

I like what mysterwolf says about having them sit near the door, like 8 feet away, when the doorbell rings. One of the best ways of working on this is having a friend knock or ring, while you’re inside “teaching” the pup that he must stay until he’s released (much better than having someone standing out there wondering what all the commotion behind the door is)…Of course a puppy class would help immensely in this, as you’d already be working on the “stay”.

Remember dogs learn in “layers”…you teach it to “stay” when you are 2 feet away, then 4 feet away, then 8 feet away…etc etc…You put him on a leash, ask him to stay when the door bell rings…the first couple times, the excitment of the knock or the bell might be overwhelming for puppy…but you take him back to where he started an say “STAY” (put your out in front of his face in the same way you would stop traffic).

Repeat till he stays…he’ll probably stay till you open the door, but you will just put him back where he was. When he finally stays there, let your friend in…call puppy and have him come and “SIT”…Tell you friend not to make eye contact, nor to say ANYTHING to the pup until all four are on the floor. Even if it’s 2 seconds, LOVE HIM UP. You do this once or twice a day for 10 days, and you’ll be amazed at how mannerly he greets people at the door.

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