Why is my dog so hyper in public?
Fleta O'Hara
2025-08-07 20:14:22
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Your dog’s excitement is a natural reaction to seeing you or people they know, finding new smells, or seeing things that make them happy. There are many reasons why a dog can become overly excited. However, things can become a little difficult when your dog doesn’t settle down quickly. Keep in mind that consistency is key when it comes to managing your dog’s behaviour. All members of the household should be on board with this approach, and you should do your best to inform your friends to ignore your dog’s behaviours when they are overly excited. When your dog becomes overly excited and jumps on you, ignoring the behaviour and redirecting them to a desired behaviour can help. Think ahead and be aware of the environment so you can prevent the behaviour from happening. Pay attention to your dog’s wants and needs and look out for natural behaviours that are often misunderstood by humans. Take the time to provide them with adequate exercise, socialization opportunities, and training to help prevent this behaviour from developing.
Morgan Fisher
2025-08-05 09:10:23
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So Leo is a 1.5 yr old golden retriever mix who gets really excited, especially in public. He also is dog reactive, not aggressively, just whenever he sees another dog he goes crazy, he starts jumping/whining/barking because he wants to go play. I want to be able to take him out and about with me so I’ve started taking him to local farmers markets and similar dog friendly events, the down side is that I spend so much time trying to get him to calm down and behave that I don’t enjoy the events at all. My end goal is to have him walk with me without pulling and be in a relaxed state of mind and not be reactive when he sees other dogs.
Tyrel Schowalter
2025-07-22 09:21:12
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For a happy family life, it’s important that dogs learn to relax and have time on their own. It’s hard for your dog to learn how to settle when there are distractions, so it’s best to begin practicing somewhere quiet. Some dogs will take longer and might struggle to stop pulling on the lead or staring at you. If this is the case with your dog, you’ll need to take things more slowly by rewarding behaviours such as standing quietly, disengaging from people or sniffing their blanket. Add in distractions Slowly start building up distractions by practising the ‘settle’ in increasingly busy areas or ask a helper to create a distraction by walking past, progressing to more exciting activities like sweeping or skipping. If your dog becomes unsettled or gets up, ignore them and wait until they settle again before rewarding them. If they won’t relax and settle, increase the distance from the distraction or make the distraction less interesting. Once your dog has learnt the basic objective of being settled, try training in different locations with more distractions. Try to resist telling your dog what to do during training, the aim is for them to learn for themselves to be calm and to relax.
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