Dogs jumping up on people is at best an embarrassing and annoying habit, at worst a danger for all involved. What starts out as a cute habit in young puppies can escalate into a big problem that can be difficult to correct. If you can’t stand your much loved dog jumping up on you, just …
When jumping over obstacles, dogs land with significant force applied to their forelimbs. If this is an infrequent event, then the impact is usually of little concern, but repetitive jumping over many years may have significant consequences. Repeated impact loading has been documented to cause some overuse injuries in human athletes. The effects of jumping …