*but out of all the suggestions so far that's probably the most humane and practical one.. rolled up newspaper :) excellent.*

Err a little bit of bias there BD. If you forgot your newspaper,
you still have your knee handy and its quite humane. When a dog
jumps up it exposes its chest. No need to kick it or anything,
just lift your leg up to bend your knee. It then realises it
got a bit close, they soon learn not to jump up, all very simple.

But given that the religious seldom show good judgement, I am
not surprised at your answer :)

Polycarp, should you not have a newspaper handy, raising your knee to discourage a dog from jumping up is a recognized training technique. However, kneeing a dog in the chest viciously enough to wind it is not, and is not much different from kicking it. Try to have your morning paper with you.

Cheers
Nicky

*kneeing a dog in the chest viciously enough to wind it is not, and is not much different from kicking it.*

Err Nicky dear, its all up to the dog. If he runs at you at full
pelt and jumps up and you raise your knee, he will wind himself,
no need to do anything viciously. Usually the original problem
is crappy pet owners, who forget to teach their dogs the basics,
like not jumping up on people. A bit like crappy parents, who
so spoil their kids, that they bring up brats.

My dogs never get kneed, as they don't jump up and learnt it as
pups. All very simple, basic dog training really.

Yabby, is it possible I could have misunderstood you?

"I'd knee it in the chest. It clean takes the wind out of them
and they never do it again :)"

It would be interesting to know what other training methods you use.

Nicky

Exactly Nicky, the dog winds itself on your knee, depending on how
fast it is running and jumping. No need to kick, no need for violence,
just lift the knee. The dog winds itself, you don't
wind the dog, big difference.

My dogs learn to sit, learn to stay, learn to catch sheep,
learn to stay outside the house when told, etc, etc.
Its all basic stuff, lots of love and lots of discipline.

Its when pet owners forget that they are meant to be the
chief dog and not the other way around, that we have all
these problems.

And no, my dogs don't eat gourmet foods, they eat meat
and bones etc and they don't sleep on the bed.

I don't bemother them, they are dogs and I have no
maternal instincts lol.

You f$cking idiots!. Thinking out side the box is what I am guilty of and doing!. On multi-level community thinking, I have failed, but revelations/bible, with any religion, we are all one. What revelations is saying is,when man comes to the point of too many, it will crash! Why do you think iam telling the world to simplify and reduce population. You all think you are so smart with your greed and misunderstanding in all that the sign's are showing you! Yes! thinking out side of the box is very dangerous, but the message is all the same. The Inca's thoughts on the matter will begin 2012 christianity is about the same time. I do not understand what you are all laughing about. The human race is screwing its self on every level I can think of.
Yes I sit back and watch you all! I have no interest in joining your never ending insights on answers with no conclusions, and how many posts have you all raised with no point! around and around we go!

The pie is in your face! Don't say the people haven't warned you all.

I agree with 91% of the people on this site, I am afraid, I went 9% to the unknown. I'll cope that.
Change has to happen sooner or later, but isn't progress slow!

None of you has the guts to step out-side of the circle\box, now! how much do you weigh!

I never said I wasn't religious! But you have all assume you know what the big picture is!

Rule number one! Man is an ignorant fool!
Rule number two! If you put two rats in a box they will breed. Put ten rats in the same box, they will fight to the death!
(is the world looking a little smaller now) I maybe thinking ahead of myself and others, but it beats the bull-sh2t of the circle!

Get my point!