10/26/2026
our egos love to come into play when it comes to life with our dogs. pulling on the leash suddenly means your dog doesn’t “respect you.” jumping up on you leads to all kinds of other interesting speculations… especially when we’ve had a frustrating day.
but i want you (and your ego) to consider two things:
1. your dog LOVES you and is very excited when you get home. sometimes, they express that love by jumping.
2. dogs build behaviors through patterns and reinforcement history.
tldr: dogs jump. sure, we can teach them to channel that energy elsewhere, but we also need to put in the work to change those patterns and reinforcement histories. ya feel me?
personally, i’m just so glad my dog is happy to see me. sometimes he jumps on me, and honestly, coming home to him is always the best part of my day.
this is just your friendly dose of reality from a dog trainer whose dog jumps on her and likes to steal dishes out of the sink, too.
how do you feel about your dog jumping on you?