Jumping
Hi Everyone! I just found out that I have family visiting next week and I'm concerned about my Husky's problem behavior of jumping on people, especially new people. She gets so happy to see them that she forgets her manners and the excitement lasts a really long time! She doesn't jump on me or people she sees regularly anymore as we've been able to train her to not do that but when she sees someone she hasn't seen in a long time or a new person, she just won't stay down. I'm mostly concerned because the family visiting has a very young child. I plan on trying to keep the child away as much as possible but it's still behavior that I would like to curb. I'm just not sure how I can train her to not jump on new people in advance. Any thoughts?
Katy Lauren
I need to re-visit my dogs manners too... they lose themselves when they get excited. I was advised to send them to a particular area when I enter the house and reward them there so eventually it reinforces that good things happen in this space and they'll want to go there for their treat instead of harassing the guests! :)
Laura Napier
We were able to get her to not jump on the people in the household and people she sees regularly by doing that very thing but her excitement is through the roof when she sees others. I'll try to keep her in another room this week when they arrive and see if she calms down before greeting them. Thanks for your input!
Laura Napier
Lose themselves! That is a perfect statement to describe it! My Husky will get so overcome with emotion it sounds like she is crying! I'm going to try to take her for a long walk before their arrival too. Hopefully that will help her calm down quicker.