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Oct 8, 2003, 8:29 PM
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Re: [Tightlines] How can i teach my puppy to jump up
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Tightlines????? R u into fishing....lol
Anyway,
Maltese can be a bubly dog and quite an energetic one too. B careful what you wish for in a puppy. Very soon you will have problem keeping them off the couch, off the bed and off you once they knows how to jump. Anyway, I believe you have weighted your decision and will leave this with you.
The method for the jump and any other tricks are actually the same. The principal behind it is to start from nothing and build up the challenge. What I'm trying to say is for example the jump, is to make the height possible for the dog first. In your case, I would use a 2 inch stick and lay it on the ground and walk the dog over the stick. When the dog becomes very comfortable to do it, take it another inch higher where the dog will have to give a slight jump to cross. Set up for success from the begining meaning do not put the stick so high that the dog will hesitate or worse still turn back into avoidance. Once the dog can jump comfortably you incorporate a word for that action. Say "jump" the moment the dog is doing the action. This needs to be done many times like 50-60 times sometimes 100 times for the puppy to associate the word with action. Always praise and food for success. Your dog will be the best jumper in future when you say the cue word "jump"
Caution, at 4 month old please no jumping over anything more than 2-3 inches in height but you can use the stick suggestion as above first to create a positive inprint on the jumps then migrate to more challenging heights. Keep the experience positive during the learning phase and enjoyable for the dog and you too. All things negative and forceful like pulling, pushing, lifting the puppy over...etc...etc should not be done. Let the puppy do it naturally and he will gain his confidence faster. Good luck and happy trying.
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(This post was edited by PSD on Oct 8, 2003, 8:34 PM)
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. cause ur doggie will apply it to anywhere he can. I showed mine how to climb the stairs by showin her the steps. 1) Put front paws on steps 2) Put back paws on steps. After that, she was tearing up and down the staircases for fun. Don't put too much pressure on ur doggie for now. For maltese or shih tzu, they'll normally pick it up after a while. 
