meeting other dogs

[TOPTON]

Milly [black lab] is 41/2 months now and growing bigger by the day. Walking on a lead is mostly good, some pulling now and then but getting better.
UNTILL we meet another dog, then she goes into hyperglide, bar from me pinning her down I can't seem to do a thing about it. Is this an age thing as everyone seems to be telling me, "ahh, she's only a pup, she'll be doing that for another 12 months yet". I really hope not.

We are booked in for puppy classes to start in a week or so, hope this goes a long way to help.

Any suggestions ??????/

[base]

You need to control her attention, treats or toys, all very basic training in puppy school,

I have a stafford when he was a puppym hot dogs were the treat of choice chopped up into small bits tasty and easy to swallow, waft in front ask to sit stay etc then treat, the world could be imploding it did not matter hot dogs ruled

Edited by base on Saturday 6th July 15:18

[Mobile Chicane]

If they're going all hyper and jumping about, stand on the end of their lead and just ignore the behaviour.

Reward when calmed down.

[bexVN]

Do you let her off lead? she should be by now

[Jasandjules]

How much exercise and play is she getting?

[TOPTON]

We go for walks by the lake. If no one is around then she is off lead, not going far and mostly coming back when asked. Sometimes a smell or bird takes over and she will ignore me until I can get her attention.

If other people are around then I keep her on the lead as running up and jumping can still be a problem. I have just taken her to the local town centre to get used to lots of different people, after a while she was a lot calmer and not wanting to lick everyone, apart from excited children. Again, trying to get her attention is difficult.

Maybe some better tasting/smelling treats are in order

[therealpigdog]

Keep her on a lead, and when you see another dog coming, let her know you have a handful of treats. She gets the treats as you pass the other dogs if she ignores them.

Of course our lab is now 2 1/2 and so we're going through the teen-years when she knows best - Two steps forward, one step back, and we're back to working on this again and she's on the lead when other dogs are around.

[pad58]

Millie our golden lab was the same, I always walk her off lead in the forest every morning ,If she has a stick in her mouth she'll give any other dog a wide berth and when she in season, normally she straight in there for a sniff , then again she is 5 1/2 years old.

[bexVN]

Find yourself some friendly dog walkers (and friendly easy going dogs), meet up with them and allow your pup off the lead around them, the older dogs will help her learn manners and if you ask fellow walkers they'll help you to stop her jumping.

This method worked brilliantly for Jimmy when he was a youngster . It's better to allow her off lead now around people whilst she is still small. Placing her on a lead everytime you meet people could eventually enforce her reasoning to get over excited.

The above is only a suggestion that I have known to work for people. If you take her to training classes they may have different methods to follow.

[Jasandjules]

Take for a nice long walk so she is knackered, then go meet some people. Instruct them if she jumps up or is excited she gets no attention..