Can you please chill out...

[claire_88]

I'd just like to hear you opinions on a training problem i'm having. It seems like each time i see skye she totally forgets everything i have tried to teach her.

So here's the problem: Skye get's incredibly excited on two occasions..

1: when we are going for a walk
2: when i come home from work/shops etc..

So far i have been at 5-6 paces away from her whilst she is going cook-oo, and waiting until she stops crying, i then ask her to sit. She does, and then stay, which she does whilst i walk a step at a time, quite slowly towards her, reminding her to stay seated.

Now it's in the very last step she get's frustrated (i can hear this with the noises she is making) and removes herself from the sit and goes cook-oo again. Which is when i go back to my original spot and wait until she is quiet to re-do the commands.

I am determined not to fuss her whilst she is in this state and somedays i have to walk right past her and totally ignore her, but thing is i know she can do it because when i ask these commands on a walk she's great!

So any suggestions/ tips/ different training technique that i can try to relieve this exciting frustration she has would be greatly appreciated, i want her to be calm and relaxed when i come home so i can say hello properly and calmly.

[Caryll]

To be honest, I think you're doing great right now. It'll just take a few repeats to get through to her. It isn't easy for a young dog to stay calm when they are soooo excited to see you!

With the going for walks excitement, try putting her lead on at different times of the day & just letting her drg it around & tehn take it off. That way she won't necessarily associate the lead with walks & might calm down a bit.

[LOVEGSD]

I would agree, stick with what you are doing and she'll get it. Diesel used to sing very loudly as a pup as I was getting the collar on, now he'll sit and wait patiently as he knows he's going out if he's calm.

Carylls advice about putting the lead on is a good one, plus perhaps take your coat on and off, pick up and put down your keys so she never knows when you might be going out.

[claire_88]

Originally Posted by Caryll

To be honest, I think you're doing great right now. It'll just take a few repeats to get through to her. It isn't easy for a young dog to stay calm when they are soooo excited to see you!

With the going for walks excitement, try putting her lead on at different times of the day & just letting her drg it around & tehn take it off. That way she won't necessarily associate the lead with walks & might calm down a bit.

That is a great idea, i had to do that whilst out walking as she had a bad spell of knowing when we were going home and therefore wouldn't come back to me! Why i didn't think to do it the other way round i'l never know! But thanks i'l be doing that shortly.

So do you think then that i won't completely rid the behaviour because of her age? It's hard because i am just as pleased to see them too when i come home but not enough to obtain muddy paws prints on my legs and pushes and shoves from her excited movements.

[LOVEGSD]

I used to get greeted by Deez at face height which as much as I may have been ok with it, I was aware other visitors might not be, so even now I don't greet at the door, I ignore them walk in put my bag down and then say hi....it's helped hugely and stopped all jumping up..xx

[Kealagirl]

Agree with what you are doing and totally agree with the lead on at various non walks times of the day.

Just something else you could maybe try - saying nothing to her. By speaking and giving her a sit command when you enter you are giving her some attention just by speaking to her. She knows what you want her to do/ desired position for her to be in is a sit. If she is clever she will quickly learn that you only give her attention and speak to her when she is completely calm. Try to avoid eye contact I'd you can to.

You are also giving her more attention when she moves and you ask her to sit again.

[jesterjenn]

If she was mine (and what I have done with mine), is when I come in, I just walk straight past them. I ignore them then until I'm ready to say hi. This could be about 10 seconds after I get in, or it could be 10 minutes. It just depends on how my mood takes me.

With the lead thing, I'd be a hyporcrite to try and suggest stuff as Jess is AWFUL when the lead comes out lol. (or even when I even think about going out as she seems to be able to read minds, also she knows our morning routine far too well, BUT it has to be in place to fit around work and the sprat)

[DelsMum]

Originally Posted by claire_88

i am just as pleased to see them too when i come home but not enough to obtain muddy paws prints on my legs and pushes and shoves from her excited movements.

Look on the bright side, I have a 7 month old pup who excitement pees and he has a stunning aim when the mood takes him lol

[claire_88]

Originally Posted by DelsMum

Look on the bright side, I have a 7 month old pup who excitement pees and he has a stunning aim when the mood takes him lol

*singing* Always look on the bright side of life... da dum da dum da dum.

Well tonight i came home and ignored both of them (i can't give one fuss without the other :P )

I can now hear whining from the kitchen but i must not give in!!
See also as much as i ignore, when she is calm as soon as she see's me again or i go to the kitchen, her excitement just goes straight back to frenzy mode

[jesterjenn]

Originally Posted by claire_88

*singing* Always look on the bright side of life... da dum da dum da dum.

Well tonight i came home and ignored both of them (i can't give one fuss without the other :P )

I can now hear whining from the kitchen but i must not give in!!
See also as much as i ignore, when she is calm as soon as she see's me again or i go to the kitchen, her excitement just goes straight back to frenzy mode

Have you maybe tried keeping on walking towards her (but going past), and back again? Just working on the theory that her expectations won't be as high the more you keep passing her.