What to do when visitors come

[Susie Vetter]

My Jersey is pretty perfect. She is the right size, weight, easily trained for the normal stuff. Crate trained in two days. Potty trained I four days. She was a very sweet puppy She is now 15 months old and here is the issue. When someone comes to the door she goes ballistic. When they come in she jumps up and bites their clothes and/or arm. It is actually quite vicious She does the same to me when I leave without her or look like I am. She also bites at people's hand when they reach out to say hello, especially kids. This happens often because she is very pretty and little. It is embarrassing to say the least, and painful. I am not sure what to do. Any advise would be helpful. PLEASE!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Exactly. I asked the same above, because I am confused with semantics in her post, but she has never answered. I dont know how we can even address this until she explains?
Susie, come back!!!!

[Susie Vetter]

Hi.  Sorry. I could not figure out how to get back to the page. So there is not really any growling. She just jumps up with her teeth out and biting. Aggressively. It does not appear to be mouthing. More aggressive than that. Once she settles down she is fine.  It is very odd actually.  If you walk in like you own the place she settles more quickly.  I just took a new job.  She has virtually been by herself all day and has been perfect. 

I appreciate any ideas you might have.  Someone mentioned an Altoids box with bolts in it. To startle her. I am going to try that. Has anyone had any success with something like that?

[Susie Vetter]

Hi.  Sorry. I could not figure out how to get back to the page. So there is not really any growling. She just jumps up with her teeth out and biting. Aggressively. It does not appear to be mouthing. More aggressive than that. Once she settles down she is fine.  It is very odd actually.  If you walk in like you own the place she settles more quickly.  I just took a new job.  She has virtually been by herself all day and has been perfect. 

I appreciate any ideas you might have.  Someone mentioned an Altoids box with bolts in it. To startle her. I am going to try that. Has anyone had any success with something like that?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I am wondering what kind of training has been done since Susie posted this discussion almost exactly a year ago:

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/a-little-puppy-help?id=206...

It appears there may have been some temperament issues from the beginning. For this type of dog, training must be consistent and ongoing. For any dog, really, but especially for the feisty ones who challenge you.

[Susie Vetter]

Hi.  Sorry. I could not figure out how to get back to the page. So there is not really any growling. She just jumps up with her teeth out and biting. Aggressively. It does not appear to be mouthing. More aggressive than that. Once she settles down she is fine.  It is very odd actually.  If you walk in like you own the place she settles more quickly.  I just took a new job.  She has virtually been by herself all day and has been perfect. 

I appreciate any ideas you might have.  Someone mentioned an Altoids box with bolts in it. To startle her. I am going to try that. Has anyone had any success with something like that?

[Susie Vetter]

Hi.  Sorry. I could not figure out how to get back to the page. So there is not really any growling. She just jumps up with her teeth out and biting. Aggressively. It does not appear to be mouthing. More aggressive than that. Once she settles down she is fine.  It is very odd actually.  If you walk in like you own the place she settles more quickly.  I just took a new job.  She has virtually been by herself all day and has been perfect. 

I appreciate any ideas you might have.  Someone mentioned an Altoids box with bolts in it. To startle her. I am going to try that. Has anyone had any success with something like that?

[Susie Vetter]

Hi.  Sorry. I could not figure out how to get back to the page. So there is not really any growling. She just jumps up with her teeth out and biting. Aggressively. It does not appear to be mouthing. More aggressive than that. Once she settles down she is fine.  It is very odd actually.  If you walk in like you own the place she settles more quickly.  I just took a new job.  She has virtually been by herself all day and has been perfect. 

I appreciate any ideas you might have.  Someone mentioned an Altoids box with bolts in it. To startle her. I am going to try that. Has anyone had any success with something like that?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

You need more than Altoids with bolts in the box. You need to go to training.  Either attend a basic obedience class or have a trainer come to your home ( better yet ).   A good, 6-8 week obedience class is what is needed.   No training to go to her spot ( not yet )  no scaring the dog with bolts in boxes or loud noises. 

Learn the basics first.  A good foundation! 

Good Luck   :)

[Wendy Bell]

I had the very same experiences with my doodle. He needed my guidance and I followed-up with giving him very specific guidelines. We did attend many obedience classes and this helped tremendously. I also had a behaviorist visit the house to specifically see his actions. One big help- we used high-quality treats when training- real chicken. When visitors came to the door, I had the chicken in my hand, and had him sit in a special spot. Then, as the doorbell rang and people entered, I told them not to look, touch or talk to my doodle until he settled (all this while letting him nibble the chicken from my fingers). Since he is so food motivated, this works like a charm! We continue to practice in this fashion when we are walking in the neighborhood as well. Good luck- it does get better.