The Book of Ramblings

it's not really dangerous - at least not to her. it actually helps build the muscles in her back legs when she goes from a sit to a 'dance' on her hind legs. i do that with chase every time we do tricks and treats - it helps with jumping in agility. if she doesn't normally jump on you, i don't think this will have her starting to. and if she knows 'off', she'll learn quick enough that she's only allowed to jump on you when you give her the command. chase, however, always jumps up and hugs us when he gets home. he doesn't body slam, just rests his paws on your chest - and usually stretches. he doesn't do it with people he doesn't know and we love it, so we've never trained him not to.