Originally Posted by
Annaquilts
Stand next to the dog and turn your back. tilt your head chin up and ignore him till he calms down. Then praise him. Keep doing this. He sounds darling!
I second this! I cross my arms, turn my back and look at the ceiling (no talking). As soon as the jumping stops I turn back around. Repeat as often as needed....they "get it" sooner than you would think.
The other thing, that helps, is if you wait 5-10 minutes before you greet him.
There are so-o many positive training books, for dogs, out there now and the positive training really does work.
Here is an article on positive teaching for jumping. This site also has lots of other great advice for training your dog.
http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/jumpup.html