How to deal with dogs that jump up or tip the trash can

Jumping-up:

This is a behavior natural to dogs.  They greet their fellow pack-members, particularly their mothers, by licking them in the face.  It isn’t their fault our faces are so darn high up!  Even if we squat down, they tend to jump all over us in excitement, and even if we enjoy occasional face-licks, this doesn’t mean our guests will oblige!   Some ideas:

1. Be consistent.  If you don’t allow Fido to jump up on the guests, don’t allow him to jump up on family members.  If you don’t want him to jump on you (or Grandma, or the kids) when he weighs sixty pounds, don’t allow him to as a  puppy. 
2. Use rewards.  Reward Fido every time he greets you with his feet on the floor.  Or train him to sit to greet people, instead.
3. Train Fido to fetch.  Carry a ball with you when you greet him, and play a few rounds of fetch.  Re-direct his excitement and energy in an acceptable way.
4. Teach Fido to touch a hand held out with his nose as you come into the house for a click and a treat.  Teach your guests to do the same.  Allow the guests to treat the dog for his polite greeting.
5. Put the behavior on cue.  Like a chronic barker, a chronic jumper will be less likely to jump inappropriately if you tell him when to jump and reward him.  This method should be reserved for the die-hard jumpers, since it will increase jumping in other dogs. 
6. Train the dog to keep his paws on the ground (or sit) rather than jump up when you are holding a visual cue, such as a particular ball.  Hold the cue at times when you are wearing dressy clothes, and hand it to guests who don’t like dogs jumping all over them.  Allow the dog to jump at other times.
7. Use a Gentle Leader to retrain a really chronic jumper.  Details how are in the company’s training video.
8. Move into the dog’s space when or even before he jumps up. This is slow, gentle movement, nothing rough at all. Many dogs seem to understand this as a signal to back off. Remember not to use your hands. Pawing at a dog with your hands can be seen by the dog as a form of play, and actually encourage jumping up.

Tipping trash: 

Dogs are scavengers.  Keep it completely out of reach.