Overly expressive when saying hello!!
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| I'm sorry but I'm clueless about Nelson doing this too! I have now learned the true meaning of "velcro-dog". We have tried telling Nelson "No" and "Down" when he does this, but usually we think he's so cute we just let him jump and play...I'm such a doormat! Well I'm sorry I can't be more help but Nelson says HELLO! HI! HI! WHAT'S UP???!!!! WHATCHA DOING???!!! BRING ANYTHING FOR ME??!! HUH HUH??? DIDCHA??? OHH, MY YOUR HANDS SMELL GOOD, LET ME JUST LICK THEM. YEAH I KNOW I CAN JUMP UP SO HIGH!!! AREN'T I GOOD??!! OKAY C'MON LET'S PLAY! YAY!
Whew...I'm tuckered out... |
| Hi all!
First, you have to figure out what you want him to do when people come in. If it's sit quietly, then you can use treats to let him know when he's doing what you want him to do. It's very hard to get them to sit with that wiggle butt, IMHO!!  I used treats to get Tucker to stay down and/or sit when people came in.
You can also have people ignore him until he's sitting quietly. Tucker will still jump up sometimes but it's getting much more rare now. I don't have the heart to make him sit absolutely still but he has realized he'll get more attention when he does sit... I'm kinda rushing right now, so hopefully this makes sense! IMHO, it is better that they learn to greet people without jumping or to at least curb their enthusiasm a bit because you never know who will be a the door: elderly people (as the original poster mentioned), a friend with a baby in her arms, etc... But it is nice to see them so excited too...
Suzanne |
| Hey Guys!
Remember those precious little puppies hopping around when you come in the door can be cute, but they're not so cute when they are 80# or more!! 
Our 13 mth pound puppy is just learning "down"...Boy has it been challenging 
Brent, Cindy, Gracie Monster (MOM! What is that crazy puppy doing??), and Buckely (Who are you calling a crazy puppy!??) |
| Hi Bam Bams mum
I've been learning about positive training techniques recently, using clicker training. It has been a lot of fun and my three dogs love it. You can see their minds working and they go through their repertoire of tricks regularly to gain rewards lol. The older ones, 8 and 10 or 11, Beckie and Bo, haven't taken to it quite well as the 18 month old (Bonnie), but I've found it a really valuable tool. When we come home we ignore Bonnie until she sits. (Bo and Beckie don't jump). If she jumps we turn our backs and ignore her. When she sits we pat and praise. If she jumps again we ignore her until she sits again. When she is too boisterous with us we do the same. She sits and calms down very quickly. The same goes for dog-friendly visitors where we tell them how to behave if the dog is too boisterous. It works for us.  If you're interested you'll find a lot about positive training techniques and clicker training on the internet.
Cheers Karen |
| Thanks to all who replied, I think I may have found the answer for my Bam-Bam. My husband and I have decided to allow him to express himself freely with us, since we are his own personal sheep. With visitors we use another method. Since Bam-Bam is fenced before we allow visitors to interact with him, we tie him to a tree (which he hates) ask him to sit (which he does) than each person approaches him, pats him and calls him by name. After all hello's are said we release him and he is just fine. Hope to someday be able to eliminate tying him to the tree, for now it seems to be the safest way to go about it and still include him. |
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