Most dogs associate the sensation of being pet with how their family licks them clean. The thought of using paws to return pets is unlikely.
If you want to break a dog’s habbit of jumping up, pawing at you, or getting overly excited at your return: ignore them. Do not pet them when you walk in the door. Do not give them any form of validation for several minutes, perhaps after they lay down.
Most dogs associate the sensation of being pet with how their family licks them clean. The thought of using paws to return pets is unlikely.
If you want to break a dog’s habbit of jumping up, pawing at you, or getting overly excited at your return: ignore them. Do not pet them when you walk in the door. Do not give them any form of validation for several minutes, perhaps after they lay down.