I don't agree with the knee in the chest thing or the stepping on the toes thing, but, I do know that it gets them down each time they jump...it never worked for me in keeping them down, though, but, maybe it does for some. The only thing I tried with Finn was to ignore him completely. It worked like a charm the first day I tried it, and, he's not jumped on me since he was about six months old. That's when I read that dog listener book (part of it, anyway). When I come home, I ignore him for a few minutes, and, it's never failed. It's getting others to do the same thing that's tricky. But, if you're adamant with people, they see how well it works. I literally left for twenty minutes the first time I tried it...came back home with my arms folded and my head looking up. I didn't make eye contact with Finn, didn't touch him, didn't talk to him. It was amazing how quickly he realized that jumping on me wasn't going to get my attention at all. He went and laid down for a few minutes, and, I continued to ignore him for a few more. That's what the book said to do, and, like I said...now, I just have to come home and ignore him for a couple minutes and he's not jumped on me at all. It's amazing.
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