Greeting people....
A very common issue people have with their dogs is that they jump on people who visit the home. The problem typically starts with their guests--often dog lovers that greet the dogs with all those silly voices, oohs and ahhs. They're anxious to pet and love all over the dogs, and that creates over-excitement. Dogs learn very quickly the association between the door bell and the attention that follows.
That problem can be fixed very easily with proper handling by the owner and the cooperation of your guests. When someone arrives at your home, correct your dog as soon as the excitement starts to build. Don't wait until your dog is out of control to start addressing the behavior. It's important to ask your guests to ignore your dog when they first arrive. Affection should follow as a reward for the dog sitting and calmly receiving the love and attention of your guests.
Sadly, I have seen people get rid of their dogs for something as easily fixed as jumping on people. The most frustrating part of this is that it's not the dog's fault! People don't realize that by not showing their dog what is and is not acceptable only reinforces and allows negative behavior. Dogs need to learn boundaries, and they're relying on their humans to teach them those boundaries.
Fernando
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Comment by Angela M on August 22, 2010 at 11:02am -
Great points Fernando. I've noticed a big difference in how my dogs behave based on the people's reaction.
This post kind of cemented the reason why. My friend who was very calm got a calm response and my friend who was so "excited" to see the dogs got an overly excited response.
So much easier to teach the dogs when the people are understanding what is going on. "silly voices, oohs and ahhs. They're anxious to pet and love all over the dogs, and that creates over-excitement" -- that really nailed it for me.
I also noticed people who project fear also get an excited response from our dogs who are "in your face want to play" type dogs. I think they try very hard to win people over. Still working on it.... : )
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Comment by Fernando on August 18, 2010 at 1:20pm -
Good question, it is important always to understan that dogs and people meet in very different ways, when for us is normal and accepted to meet face to face, with eye and even physical contact, for dogs this is usually a kind of challenge, when your dog is meeting a different dog, stop them not closer than 3 feet from each other and let them get used to each other presence, if you can keep walking them at that distance even better, but if not, just with not looking at each other will do the job... it is important to correct any excited approach, since even when many times can be just a fun play time, it sure can become a fight in other cases, so, the key is to let the dog pick the scent of the other thru the air, to calm down.
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Comment by Sharen Simmons on August 17, 2010 at 4:57pm -
What about meeting a strange dog? He starts that high pitched bark out of excitment.
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