Do you have a wild and crazy pup so that you are embarrassed and stressed when
guests come over, cuz your pup is just so out of control? Oh,
does this look familiar? So many students have this problem.
I recently dealt with a couple that were so stressed about guests coming into
their house with their puppy being so overly excited.
These simple steps worked for them. I'm hoping they worked for you too.
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If I'm gonna bring a young dog into a group of people,
I need to be very aware of their mindset, their stimulation level.
If they're over threshold, they have no brain.
They're gonna have a really hard time.
I'm not gonna be able to train through easily.
So watch the energy meter in this, in this video,
it's gonna fluctuate up and down,
but notice that I'm never moving to the next step until that energy's coming
down a little bit. If Henry's loose, people come, he's running to the door.
He's puppy burning around. He has excitement levels building,
but by now having him in another room, when my company comes,
his excitement level goes through the roof,
but because he's not greeting them and he's not running around,
he's able to settle. So, you know,
early screaming has turned into just a little cry now and then.
He's really settling. When company first arrives that doorbell rings,
my pops lost his brain. So if I bring him out now,
I'm just setting myself up for failure. I'm gonna, uh, teach my dog bad habits.
And my guests may not be very happy being jumped on. If they're young kids,
they may be scared by that.
So I'm gonna let that energy die down a little bit.
So you can see Henry is so much calmer than when that doorbell first rang.
Just having us talk in the other room. He settled right down.
Now he's still excited. Now you can see some panting going on.
He knows there's different people here. He's excited, but he's got a brain.
So I'm just going to,
and I might even see if he'll take a treat just so he is not barging out of the
crate again. I wanna let him know the whole idea of this is being calm.
Oh good boy. I'm gonna show him that treat. Oh,
you're being such a good boy and oh, can you get that one bud there?
Okay. Good work now. So he's coming out soon as he comes out,
he's pretty energetic. Oh, you just went back in there. Okay buddy, Henry.
And I'm just gonna get him calm. Good work, bud. I'm gonna get a treat.
Oh good boy.
And look now he's getting his brain again. He's a little calm.
So when we head into the other room and he actually sees the visitors,
he's gonna be able to be successful and not go
insane and lose his mind. With me buddy. Oh,
I don't think we pull to go see the company though.
That's not the mood we wanna be in to visit people.
So I'm just gonna hold him back a little bit. Wait till he calms.
He's thinking about the guests. He knows they're out there. There he's. Oh,
not quite. Oh, good boy. Okay. Oh, not quite buddy.
Not quite. So he's gonna learn when he's calm.
That's when we get to move through. There's a good boy.
Excellent. I'm just gonna move him back a little bit. Good.
Just gonna wait him out. It may take a little while. If he was too excited,
maybe he needs to go back into his crate and just come out calmly again. Oh,
there we go. We're settling. Yes. Good boy.
Might even get it a couple of yes, there we go.
There's the calm dog to go visit people. Yes.
Good boy. Should we make it in the room?
But now he's getting close to the person. It's just too much.
So now I'm gonna work again. Calm. I need him. So each step of the way on this,
I'm gonna make sure my dog is totally calm. Oops. You come on over here.
I'm just gonna place a little sit. Good stuff. I've got some treats.
They helped me get in the room. And once he's sitting and I'm standing tall,
it's way easier for him to be successful and calm down.
So if I was just to let him go visit, now he's gonna be too energetic. Oh,
that's so good. So now that he's calm,
I'm still think he's too energetic to and not be gonna be successful visiting.
So I'm just going to use a little bit of food. Good boy.
And now I'm just gonna come a little closer and now I'm gonna take some time and
just let him chill. Anybody.
Just let him chill with me on the couch while I talk to my guest
so that he gets over the excitement of coming in and seeing that person.
Now I've got little Henry into the room with my guest.
We're about five feet apart and see Henry's energy level's gone back up.
He's he's thinking about that person,
but he is giving me a little bit of attention. Oh, there we go.
He's relaxing a little bit. So again,
in order to have a successful greeting and not have my guests all jumped on,
I'm setting him up for success. Not letting him be so high.
So just letting him relax. And again, I can visit for a few minutes.
We'll just let him chill. Set him up for success.
So you can see by not immediately greeting a person, just taking our time.
Henry's now even lying down. I'm also employing a couple of treats.
His focus is on me. He's sort of forgotten about my guest. Now.
As soon as I stand up, I'm pretty sure he's good excitement. Level's gonna rise,
but not nearly the way it has been earlier now. So when I stand up,
if he goes berserk, I'm just gonna work through that.
I'm not gonna stand up and let him go launch himself to see my visitor.
If he's still interested in the treats, once I stand, that's perfect.
But if he's not, I'm just gonna say you don't get to greet that way.
So I'm gonna stand up. Hey Henry, are you ready? I know it's so fun. Oh,
look at you being so good. Good.
So I wanna make sure he is not launching himself at my visitor.
And I've asked my guest to hold a few treats.
Just ignore him when he comes in so that his energy level doesn't get too high.
She can feed him nice and low. So he's not gonna jump. He tries to pull.
I'm just gonna, that's not gonna work, buddy. Yeah. Good work.
Good work. Good. And then I don't expect him to be able to,
Henry's really young.
I don't expect him to be able to walk up to somebody nice and calmly and say hi.
So now that he's calm here and we're within about five feet,
I'm going to tell him, go say hi, go say hi. I can use a treat to keep him low.
My guest is calm. And now that he's doing well, she can talk to him.
She could pat him a little bit. We're just gonna judge his energy level,
set him up so that he can greet nice and calmly.
So everybody's happy he gets to visit.
He can come out and hang out with the guests, but nobody's intimidated.
I'm not embarrassed. He's not nipping anybody. He's not jumping over anybody.
But now it's time to make a really big decision. Henry was a rock star.
He was able to greet. He was mannerly. He didn't get out of control.
My guests are gonna be comfortable. But now I really need that big decision.
He's only five months.
If I give him a little more freedom now or let him visit longer,
is that energy level gonna come way back up?
Besides one of my guests is a young child, so that's gonna add some energy.
So I need to say, who are my guests? And what is my dog capable of? Now, Henry,
even though he greeted nicely is still not completely settled.
It's still pretty exciting. He's only five months. So what do I do now?
Do I continue to let him visit? He might get too excited. So with him,
he might just go back into the other room and get a chance to settle.
But you know what? I built great foundation for future visitors.
If your dog can settle a little bit more and your guests are comfortable,
you know,
maybe then it's time that I could drop my leash and he could have some freedom
in the room and you know, come and go from guests.
So you're gonna judge your own dog, set them up for success.
So you don't ruin your training. I'll give you a couple of tips,
but if you really wanna set your pup up for success,
burn some energy off before your guests arrive. If you've got a hyper puppy,
don't send out your next party invite till you watch this video.
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On that note, I'm instructor Carol. This is Henry happy training.