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In this episode of Will Bangura’s Dog Training Today, dog behaviorist Will Bangura explains how to stop dogs from jumping on people using positive reinforcement and force-free training techniques instead of punishment, intimidation, fear, or corrections.

Jumping is one of the most common behavior problems pet parents struggle with, but many traditional training methods focus on suppressing the behavior through kneeing, leash corrections, yelling, shock collars, or physical punishment. These approaches can damage trust, increase stress, create confusion, and harm the relationship between the dog and the pet parent.

This episode explains how jumping behavior develops, why dogs repeat it, and how to teach calm greeting behavior through differential reinforcement and clear communication.

Topics covered include:

• Why dogs jump on people
• Face-to-face greeting behavior in dogs
• How pet parents accidentally reinforce jumping
• Why attention, even negative attention, can strengthen jumping behavior
• The role of excitement, poor impulse control, stress, and anxiety
• Why punishment can damage trust and increase frustration
• How to teach dogs to sit instead of jump
• Using differential reinforcement to reward calm greeting behavior
• How to practice greetings with family members and guests
• Why consistency matters during behavior change
• Using management tools like leashes, gates, and distance during training
• How to gradually increase distractions while maintaining success

Will also explains why successful training focuses on teaching dogs what TO do instead of simply trying to suppress unwanted behavior.

This episode is especially helpful for puppies, adolescent dogs, highly social dogs, excitable dogs, and pet parents struggling with greeting behavior, impulse control, or over-arousal.

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Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, is a certified dog behaviorist and founder of Phoenix Dog Training, specializing in dog aggression, leash reactivity, separation anxiety, fears, phobias, resource guarding, dogs fighting in the home, and complex canine behavior problems.

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