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Originally Posted by hokisteph5  For starters, work on getting her to associate someone coming over as being a good thing. When someone comes over, have her on leash and ask her to sit before you let the person in. Reward her like crazy at first when she complies and then eventually taper off the amount of treats she's getting.
You could probably even start the training by having her in her crate. That way, when she's calm you can let her out and work on her training around strangers. |
I think I am going to start with her in her crate. Although, sometimes she sits nicely while I unlock the gate so I think she is calm and then she zooms over to the company like a bat outta you know where anyways.....
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Originally Posted by hokisteph5 When it comes to the kids try having them cross their arms and turn their backs on her rude, pushy behavior. When she's sitting then they can bestow attention on her. For my female, this was the only thing I could get to work. Some dogs seem to understand best when they're being IGNORED. |
I never thought of this.....good idea....especially since she outweighs all but one of the kiddos!! I am going to have them start this tomorrow!!!!