Golden Retriever (confirm introduction)
Owners who raise giant dogs will definitely train their dogs not to attack people. Dogs who are worried when they come home often like to jump on their owners. However, for the owners, sometimes the dog The dog's weight is also an unacceptable burden for them. The editor will tell you why your dog likes to jump on people. Only by understanding the reason will it be easier to train.
It turns out that it is a natural reaction for dogs to jump at people, because the way dogs call us is when their noses touch the wall, so because people are relatively tall, they have to meet our noses I had no choice but to pounce on him.
So this is a natural thing in dog behavior. This is really a cute and reasonable explanation. It also fully explains why my dog usually doesn’t pounce when I am at home, but responds from the outside. At home, as soon as I walked in, all the dogs rushed towards me with concern, ah, they were originally going to say hello to you. I had read some books written by animal psychologists in Taiwan. The central explanation of dogs attacking people is different from the ASPCA's statement, so many people have always believed that this is a bad behavior. So when your dog pounces on you to call you, you push them away or dodge to interrupt their attention, which is really inappropriate.
However, dogs jumping on people is still a nuisance to people. Small dogs are nothing, but a huge dog jumping on people is too much. Therefore, the principle in clicker training is still the same, and the command of "sit down" is used instead of jumping at people. When the dog sits down obediently, you can touch his nose with your nose and tell him that you miss him too. It is a lovely and warm scene to greet him.
This ASPCA article also mentioned some actions that people should not do when a dog attacks someone. When you come home and see a dog, don’t say it’s because you saw him eager to call you. , even if you are too excited or too happy, you still have to stay calm. In addition, when a dog pounces on someone, it is not recommended to grab his feet or hit him with your knees. Just imagine that when you are concerned and want to call someone, the other party does something that makes you physically uncomfortable. Do you still like this part when doing comfortable or painful movements?
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