Putting a Dog's Unwanted Behavior on Stimulus Control (to get Rid of it)-Jumping

[jktcz]

awesome! thank you for a wonderful illustration!

[ktagliam]

i taught my dogs to jump on me to teach them to not jump on me... it was more effective than trying to stand on the leash so they would self-pop , safer than putting a knee block up , and clearer than turning my back to my dogs.

[kikopup]

that is too awesome! I taught Tug to jump so he wouldnt keep jumping when doing heel-work! Very ingenious to do it regarding the food prep!

[rozwatkins1]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing this

[Appy2quarter]

Great video and fantastic idea - I've been struggling with my 8 month old schnauzer pups jumping and doh! hadn't thought of putting it on cue! Thanks for sharing

[maiadjinn]

That's excellent, thank you so much for sharing!

How long did it take you in all?

[timschmidt98g]

Great video. To the point and proves the theory as valid in this case. Now to do this with my kids hahaha!

[supernaturalbc2009]

@timschmidt98g It actually does work. I used this method on my autistic and developmentally delayed teen students. I think partly for humans, it gives them permission to do the behavior and so takes the power out of it. Maybe for animals too. They also realized how silly the behavior was, in most cases and counterproductive to getting what they want.

[supernaturalbc2009]

Karen Pyor and Ian Dunbar promote it's use so I thought I would try it. One of Jesus Rosales Ruiz' students last year did a master's thesis on the topic, using arm biting/mouthing as the behavior. He too was successful (I found this out after another of his student's told me). I could get my Master's for this! LOL!

[mydogkanskidrums]

@supernaturalbc2009 Do you have a link to this thesis at all?

[pamelamarxsen]

What a SMART idea! I absolutely love it. I have been torn between the theory behind this idea when it is dealing with barking, but it just makes complete sense in your video. The key is STIMULUS control!!! :) Do you know how many people you can help with this video! It really is a CLEVER idea and not a difficult thing for people to do. I love the boing trick! It will be a great trick to add to a Canine Freestyle routine!

[anatraining]

hey!

great video! i've always wonderd about what it means to get rid of a behavior by putting it on que..

it was fun to watch.. thanks

[frosty73usa]

This is great! Thank you...

[Canislupess]

This is an excellent video. Thanks for posting this:D

[abigailsrun]

ah, I see. For some reason I thought kids would be involved! This is where you see many unwanted behaviors taught and rewarded. So the dog got an instant reward by knocking it out of their hand. Good video and definitely worth sharing :) by now you are all over face book with this one. That is where I saw it posted.

[abigailsrun]

It stands to reason that at the time she first jumped when the bowl was in hand that unknowingly the human rewarded that behavior either with words or a pat or by doing nothing at all, and the dog shortly after was fed her dinner, which would have been reward in itself . Dogs always do what works for them, humans just reinforce the behavior regardless if it is good or bad behavior.

[supernaturalbc2009]

@abigailsrun The behavior actually started with her previous owner whose kids would hold a large milbone treat above her head and pull it away. She learned she could jump up and knock it out of their hands occassionally, hence it was a strong behavior. She is a good generalizer.

[thistlemiss]

AWESOME!!! Really great work.

[tdfn]

Great video! :) I really like it!

[abirdslife]

Donna I love how your mind works !! it is almost like you have 'rewound' the behaviour or 'reversing' how the annoying behaviour was originally learnt.

Brilliant Positive trainings, nice, thanks for sharing :o))

[tehrenberg]

So cool, I was just thinking about this but of course you were smart enough to actually make it happen! Wonderful video!!

[newbear95]

This is great! It never occurred to me that this can be a method to train dogs! :)

[ilovecanines]

Excellent! This is something I recommend a lot and have used with my own dogs - this will be a great instructional video to recommend to clients - thanks for making it and doing such a good job!

[MyFavoritePupJasmine]

What a FANTASTIC training video!!  Well done! It's concise and explained simply. Superb!

[Tuckerandtam]

Thanks you so much for sharing. I can not wait to do it with my dog.

[rogersmmr]

Love this! Thumbs up and a favorite. Great tutorial (as usual!). Thank you for taking the time to make and post this. :-D

[dezinemagic1]

So the dog is now waiting for the jump cue and the dog only gets a treat with feet on the floor. So instead of making the jumping worse you greatly reduced it. Good job.

[allergiesrusdb]

You are awesome Donna (& pups!) at what you do. Thank you for your great videos, I've learned a lot! Kelley & Sarge

[azmauigirl]

Very helpful!

[sachikoeubanks]

Great training and great video! Thank you for taking your time to make and post this video.

[boer65]

Thanks for this excellent tutorial!

[claudiahoyle]

fabulous and extremely useful! Thank you so much!!

[MuttVids]

Great vid once again! Super clear and easy to follow.

[ThePawgang]

absolutely wonderful - love it !!!!!

[TheWigglebutt]

This is great!! I really want to thank you for this.. I am planning to try it out when my dog stands on his two back feet to greet me.

[Rickyagility]

That is wonderful!! I love the unwanted behavior as a trick and I love that you got rid of the behavior with the food dish! Boy are there lots of unwanted Ricky behaviors I wish I could get rid of - LOL!

[dianelynnsmith]

Great!  I loved it!