Tay. Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) My 22 month old Border Collie gets very excitable when meating new people or just when people come over. She jumps up to say hello, then licks and licks and licks! She knows shes not meant to jump up, but she just can't keep her butt on the ground! I tell her to sit and she wiggles around and then like a ticking bomb, she can't control herself and explodes with excitement. She also makes little whiney noises. And when people pat her she just wants to lick their hands. I've tried so many things to get her to stop, but her excitement takes over. Any ideas to fix this? ETA: its really is a wonder how she gets full points in stand for exam! Edited August 29, 2009 by DogSportObsessed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 My Poppy is the same. 20 month old border. She doesn't just make little whines though, the noise is horrendous! I just make sure that no patting happens whilst her feet are not on the floor. She does try and control herself but sometimes just can't. I figure there are worse problems to be having with a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 My GSD pup is the same and will even bark and whine if you stop him from getting close. And then you get a tantrum if he is told no ... can't offer any solutions as this stage but I am working on his obedience training. We are currently working on him getting attention only when he is sitting. If we come across someone when walking it is a quick "focus on me exercise" and trot off in the opposite direction if he don't focus. When we are in a place such as the vets then he is made to sit - if that doesn't work then he is made to drop and I keep my foot on the leash close to his collar so he can't get up. He is slowly learning if he wants attention then he need to be calm ... but it is an extremely slow process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) My girls are a bit like this, but only to people the know & love & to people who have encouraged & allowed this. They are not really rough & land quite gently, but they are still kind of jumping up. I decided recently that it was too much as a couple of our friends have recently been pregnant & then later holding babies, so now when their favourite people arrive, I put them in a stay on their couch outside & ask the people to ignore them. When I give them a calm release, they seem to be much calmer in their greeting. Problem is that most of their favourite people arrive with their favourite dogs, so it is a big test of their stay command while the other dogs bound up to them in greeting. It seems to be working though. I hate dogs licking me, so I don't allow it, but again, many of my friends are happy to sit there while my dogs (actually it is just Shine) lick them. I think it's gross, but so long as she doesn't lick everyone, just those special few, I'm OK with it. Edited August 29, 2009 by Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybeece Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I think it's just down to consistantly only rewarding her for good behaviour, which is hard when all they do is jump. I had a border here for a few months and she was just as bad, but 4 or 5 years old. You could try crating her until the excitement of a new person in the house is over, then let her out and praise/reward for good behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I think it's just down to consistantly only rewarding her for good behaviour, which is hard when all they do is jump. I had a border here for a few months and she was just as bad, but 4 or 5 years old. You could try crating her until the excitement of a new person in the house is over, then let her out and praise/reward for good behaviour. i have a Boston like this and i do what jaybeece has suggested. it works but i need to be really consistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffy Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I hate dogs licking me, so I don't allow it, but again, many of my friends are happy to sit there while my dogs (actually it is just Shine) lick them. I think it's gross, but so long as she doesn't lick everyone, just those special few, I'm OK with it. Good onya Shine...I'd be honoured to have a lick from you Strange, your brother ain't a licker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesomil Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 My 5 year old Kelpie is like this. He cant say hi to someone nicely without turning into a whirlwind of excitement. His Dad is now 11yrs old and still behaves like this!! I once asked someone to approach him on lead and as soon as he started to get all wiggly they stopped. Then kept approaching and stopping. He quickly got the idea that as soon as he started to get silly they would stop or back off. Eventually he sat still and got a pat. This would work if you did it with everyone and were very consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seita Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 My girl is like this. So when people come over she either gets put in a stay, in her crate or is on a leash and everyone is told to ignore her until she is calm and then she is only allowed pats if she has all feet on the ground. When out for a walk I usually don't allow strange people to pat my dogs as I want the dogs to ignore people when we walk passed them. Although if I am feeling friendly I sometimes do allow it but again only if the dog has it's feet on the ground and is remaining calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I once asked someone to approach him on lead and as soon as he started to get all wiggly they stopped. Then kept approaching and stopping. He quickly got the idea that as soon as he started to get silly they would stop or back off. Eventually he sat still and got a pat.This would work if you did it with everyone and were very consistent. :D ... if you are consistent early on it sticks, sometimes very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineDream Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I have the same problem with a 47 month old (yep, almost 4) Tango who gets very (ver, very) excited when mate comes over because he's always revved him up (till he got too big and mate wasn't comfortable roughhousing with a grown dog) and it's impossible to get mate to follow my instructions and do things slowly and take them one step at a time......it's hard to train a dog to accept visitors when you don't get many of them and he's great out in the street.....so this morning, I'm home sick for the day and I asked mate to bring me over some Codral and stuck Tango in the crate for a while - he sat there as peacefully as ever watching the world go past (the magpies anyway) then when mate turned up he started squeaking and carrying on amaking a racket because he was so excited..... no clues from me, but I'd like to invite any DOLer in the Trentham area who would like to meet Tango to come and have a cuppa with me .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Good onya Shine...I'd be honoured to have a lick from you Shine is looking forward to adding you to her "suckers I can lick" society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 and if that tiny tongue didn't scare you...try this one It's evil...it has a mind of it's own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay. Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 wow Vickie they are some great pics!!! very nice editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Great pics Vickie I have a friend who used to love one of my borders licking her ears!!! Very strange! Old Moss was a very gentle licker but still.... ETA you have to laugh - Brock is outside licking the window as I type this!!! :D Edited September 1, 2009 by JulesP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J... Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 When out for a walk I usually don't allow strange people to pat my dogs as I want the dogs to ignore people when we walk passed them. Although if I am feeling friendly I sometimes do allow it but again only if the dog has it's feet on the ground and is remaining calm. I'm battling with this dilemna with my 3.5 month pup at the moment. She thinks that a walk down the street is just the perfect opportunity to throw herself at people for a pat. Kind of good she's such a sociable little squirt but on the flip side it also means many can't resist roughing her up and getting her way overexcited and then they reinforce her naughty puppy behaviour. :D Fine line between socialising her and creating a monster at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fainty_girl Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Does your dog's level of excitement vary depending on the visitor? What does she do if the visitor completely ignores her? Tilly gets very excited when people come to the door, but she also gets quite revved up because Jessie barks heaps at anybody who comes to the door. Tilly's behaviour varies depending on the person...she settles a lot quicker if the person she is meeting is calm, a dog lover (well this is a bonus ) and if they ignore her until she calms down. If both of my dogs are being way OTT when somebody comes to the door, I show them a water spray bottle and then they keep their distance. I don't even need to spray them with it. I'm also consistent with Tilly in that if she hasn't seen me for a while and gets excited, I reinforce that she doesn't get a pat until she is sitting and calm. So when I came home from work today, before I had even emptied my hands of my bags, she was sitting waiting for a pat. Edited September 1, 2009 by fainty_girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay. Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Does your dog's level of excitement vary depending on the visitor? What does she do if the visitor completely ignores her? It does. If people continue to pat her, she will jump all over them, most times they are people that have gave her attention previously. She remembers them and dosn't leave them alone. If people ignore her, she'll attempt to get their attention (by jumping up etc) then give up and go find her ball. But its takes her a while to give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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