[corgimom]

my puppy instructor was telling me last night that when I or anyone else is
sitting, and Cody jumps on us, we should lean our shoulder into him which will make him get down. She also said if we are standing and he jumps on people, they should slide their knee into him gently(not jerk it) which will force him down. The word I was taught was "off" which means front paws off of whatever they are on, however, She said that no word is needed, just the methods up above, but once again, this is one trainers way of teaching things.

I must say that my instructors never use the word no(well, one did, but she said it was for utmost emergencies) - otherwise, it is just not in their vocabulary. They say the word no is way overused for everything we want our dogs to stop doing and therefore they give each command a specific word without the word no attached to it. - again, everyone has a different opinion.

I do encourage him to sit when my sons friends come over and certain friends seem to excite him more than others. He is getting better, but everyone has to be on the same "page" with teaching him the same way. He will get better as he matures, I am certain about that and my instructor says he is too young to expect him to be doing everything right.

linda