dog training question, why is she nuts with other people?
my dog is nuts, she is mad, every body thinks she is is an untrained nutter, she jumps up on people and is runs about like a crazy dog, but i don't need a lead and she put her ball in my hand after i through it and i have total control except when she gets exited which is when she is with other people i except there is is a fault in y training but were???????
Answer:
The problem is the excitement level is getting too high before you try to stop her – you need to correct her before she becomes like that, ie. the minute the ears pop up or she looks at something, not after she has jumped at someone – or perhaps she needs more stimulation, if she has to keep watching you to see what she has to do next then she cant be so 'botherd' by the people.
Also is the dog still young? This can come with age – that they start to focus a bit more and calm down. It may be that she could do with more excercise and mental activity, try taking her out next to a bike so she has to concentrate a bit more and it drains a bit more energy from her then teach her something new (such as clicker, tricks..)BEFORE letting her off lead in the park with the ball. The playtime comes after work as it were – that along with catching her behaviour before it escalates is probably the best way to go. Doing it that way should give you more chance of succeeding as she will be a little more tired and this can give you that vital second in seeing her behaviour change that you normally wouldnt notice since it happens so fast.
EDIT: Always remember to remain calm yourself and try not to anticipate the 'bad behaviour' happening – you may be anxious yourself and be constantly looking for someone arriving thinking that the excitement will happen and she will pick up on this – then when she does see someone its like wow there they are but im not sure what to do, stay calm, be consistent and it should over a few weeks start to sink in with her. Always make sure that she is calm before she leaves the house, calm before getting off-lead and calm before you start to play, most of all stay calm yourself and just deal with it as you have to, dont worry what 'might' happen
Excitement is weak energy in the dog world and weak energy means anxiety, so she is anxious about people and displays this behaviour to 'cover up' her anxiety. It is often 'encouraged' ( without the owner meaning to) when dogs are pups by people fussing and being excited to see them, coming directly into them and laughing when they 'fool around', so dogs think this is what is expected of them and dogs don't like to disappoint their owners so display what they think they want.
To stop it you need to set up a situation where someone comes in to your house or garden and totally ignores her, no looking at her, no talking to her and no touching her, then goes, over and over again…..moving on to once she is calm, calling her over and giving her a treat ( but only when she is calm) and if she gets excited then going back to total ignore. If she jumps up then you need her on a trailing lead so you can quickly get her under your control without fuss or telling her to get down, just by stepping on the lead and you have instant control, the person walking out of the area/room,, waiting till she is calm and then coming back in,again no looking, touching or talking……this will take the pressure off her to 'perform' the fooling around.
maybe if you desensitize her to being around a bunch of people that way it is less new and exciting and once she is not easily excited by everyone try teaching her to do the tricks while there is noise and distraction
i take my dogs to the middle school by my housewere there are kids skateboarding, riding bike, babiess in strollers, children running, football, baseball, basketball, and people eating, and other dogs. i do this every day so it is not as exciting now she just ignores everyone which is a big improvement from when she used to growl at everyone. and i always train her in the middle of all that mess and she is very focussed and i train with treats not toys just because my dog loves treats lol
drain her energy! walking is not enough
have a look on training from dog whisperer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzDJc7zZHaA
or this one
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dog+whisperer&search_type=&aq=f