Amanda Galfvensjö Webboard User Reg: 12-21-2014
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My neighbors asked me for advice how to train their 7-months Finnish lapphund not to get so overexcited when somebody comes to visit. She jumps on people and barks.
Is the dog too young to learn to hold a sit position when somebody enters the door? They don't want to put the dog away in another room or similar when it comes somebody.
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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Certainly, a calming command is in order. However, with no obedience training in place already meeting expectations can not be achieved. Many puppies are learning to sit within their first 2-3 months, so 7 months is certainly not too late. I would strongly advise that obedience training, including the down and sit be started soon. After the basic positions are learned, a trainer can easily teach the dog to remain in position until released. If your neighbors do not have experience training dogs, they should seek the instruction of a dog trainer.
While you're working with your dog to train it to remain calm or stay in a special place when people come into the house, I would also strongly recommend you consider keeping your dog on a leash when greeting visitors or strangers. Once she calms down, then you can have her greet the visitors or release her to be off leash for the rest of the visit.
Meanwhile, check out the posts and articles on marker training as a way to go about training her on the proper way to greet strangers or deal with people at the door. You can practice that with a family member or a friend. The repetition will help her understand what is expected of her and will help her deal with those situations in a calm manner.
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Quote: Amanda Galfvensjö
My neighbors asked me for advice how to train their 7-months Finnish lapphund not to get so overexcited when somebody comes to visit. She jumps on people and barks.
Is the dog too young to learn to hold a sit position when somebody enters the door? They don't want to put the dog away in another room or similar when it comes somebody.
Hi Amanda,
Go to the TOP of This Page and click on "ARTICLES" -- They are FREE online !!! Look at the ones for Puppy Training and Pack Structure first ... Download the printed materials & give them to your neighbors with the Finnish Lapphund puppy OR just provide them with the LINK to all of this information A seven month old pup is half-way to being a grown DOG, but it is "Never Too Late to Start".
If it turns out that your neighbors are personally "teachable" themselves & if Swedish DVD Players are "compatible" with videos made in the USA, then here are 3 which I highly recommend for Beginners:
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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I purposefully teach going to a dog cot as a calm command. I use a lot of duration from the very beginning. That makes it really useful for things like door manners where you want the dog calm rather than keyed up for a marker or release. They are going to be there for 10 minutes minimum so might as well settle in right? That's what I want my dogs thinking when they get sent to a cot.
At 7 months I'd have no problem telling that dog to just knock it off. If the greeting wouldn't be polite in dog to dog interactions either I have no problem with using a correction.
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