Haleigh
Posted : 12/17/2006 11:21:31 AM
When he nips, squeak Ouch! really loudly and disappear for a few minutes.
As for the jumping, there are three methods that work beautifully for me:
A)THE TABLE TECHINIQUE- Get a pause table (or anything the dog can stand on all fours thats close to the ground). Lead the dog up and have him sit or stand, whichever you prefer, but if this dog does agility w/ pause tables, you wouldn't want to confuse it and tell it to down when trained to sit. Give your dog the release word (if you ave one, like "ok!" or "done!") and tell him to "Off!" and lead him down. Do a jackpot reward and give about 5 treats in row. Keep gradually reducing treats until he Offs exceptionally well w/o leading.
B) THE NILIF JUMPERS TECHIQUE- This is the same technique the geekygurl wrote. Except I just walk back, and then approach 10 seconds later.
C) ON/OFF SWITCH TECHNIQUE-I like an on/off switch for my dogs. This is how I taght my Belgian Malinois not to jump. Have your dog sit in front of you with a leash dangling down. Entice your dog to jump on you. Gently knee your dog in the chest (gently meaning next to no force used) and tell him to off. If he doesn't, step lightly on the dangling leash. Teach to jump

n switch Teach to get off

ff switch. Similar methods work for jumping on the counters and couch.