I have a 4 month old tibetan Terrier, who is lovely......but, when ever friends come to visit, he is too over enthusiastic !!! I have tried them turning their backs & trying to ignore him, he just jumps up all the same & doesn't mind being ignored. I have also tried getting the visitor to make him sit & offering a treat when he is sitting. He eats & then proceeds as before. If he is shut in another room, he barks & barks . Can anyone offer any other suggestions, or will he just grow out of it. He is fine & quiet as soon as they go!!

How about a child gate so he can see everybody. When he has calmed down then let him in :) If he still jumps then continue with the turning your back on him. In he persists then take him back out into the other room again.

He is still very young remember so with time and training he should eventually get the idea ;)

If I put him in the conservatory, he can still see people, but he would rather be at 'em & barks & barks. I will try & put into practice everyone's suggestions & see how we go, but probably in another year, I will wonder why I worried!

I have two leos who are exactly the same! Sometimes I find putting them outside, waiting for visitors to sit down, then when they come in one at a time, and they try to sit on their laps its easier to hold their collars 'down' and stop them until they have calmed down,  if you see what I mean?
Not much help I know, but people are used to it now :) although visitors are few and far between :D :D :D

Keep him on a short lead so that he can't jump up. Make him lie quietly beside you and only praise when he is quiet :)

Daisy

Thanks Missie & Daisy, I might try & put him on a lead, anything is worth a try ! Luckily we only have one friend who is not very keen on dogs! I think trying to get him to lie quietly by my side might prove a bit difficult, when there is the attraction of someone new close by!!

:P all my friends are keen on dogs,
all my 'ex' friends weren't ;)
:P

how about putting all three suggestions together, by teaching him to lie down quietly when visitors are not around and therefore there are not any distractions for him, and use the baby gate until you are confident in him lying down quietly next to you without any distractions and then use the short lead technique to keep him off the visitors while you are getting him to lie down quietly with you while the visitors are there.  it might also be useful to find a willing volunteer to play the visitor often during the day so he gets lots of practice.
sarah

thanks Sarah, I will have to try it! Although when there is only OH & myself, he quite often lays down quietly!

Only had two TT's but it seems they exhibit the same behaviour with visitors until about 8 months when they become more cautious.  One of the traits of the breed is that they are a bit standoffish with people outside the family.  I cant say mine are standoffish but even the little on 11 months doesn't run up to people and jump all over them anymore - now when she sees a Bearded Collie that's a different matter.

hi Echo
Thank you so much, that gives me hope, only another 4 months to go. We used to have a Beardie & I remember she greeted everyone in an overboard fashion! Didn't know about this forum then, but I think she calmed down a bit at about 4 years old! Can't imagine Coco ever being standoffish. He is not afraid of any dog when out walking, whatever the size. Greeting the owners as well, it is a good job we have a friendly lot of people in our park!

although delighted to have visitors(they have come to see him, not me) my dog would be a bit loony, running around. circling etc,(although thankfully didnt jump up being at hand height since he was 5 months) at some point he calmed down, i did used to make him sit and wait at the door while i spoke through the gap and then when he was calm if people wanted to stroke him then i would let him poke his head out. But i dont know if it was anything i did or just  him growing up.

Glad to know I don't have the only crazy dog! We have a couple of friends coming tomorrow & she always wears v expensive tights. I have asked her not to wear them. It's not that cold at the moment!! We love  our dog to bits & that is just how he loves everyone 'to bits'. My OH has bite marks all up his arms & my hands are scratched to pieces. We do try to make the most of the time that he is a fluffy bundle + teeth!!

Diane

I would love it if my dog greeted people enthusiastically.  Unfortunately I have to be careful because he is the other extreme and wants to bite their ankles! Barks like mad!  I have pet gates on my lounge and kitchen doorways so that he cant get into the hallway and therefore the front door, I also have a crate and my strategy at the moment is to put him in the crate until he calms down but so that he can get used to seeing the guest and being in the same room with them and then trying to let him out.  We have only managed to try this a couple of times but it has helped us and may be of much help to you. However in my case it is a much more difficult decision to make as I have to decide if he is going to stay friendly and calm or come out and then go in to 'protector/guarder' mode.  Good luck!

my dog traniner has always told us hen we get home to ignore the dog untill we are ready to say hello to them and that what all people who come to visit the house have been told i have a 2 1/2 year old bm and a 4 month old bm he gets put into the kitchen behind a baby gate, she now ignores people coming into the house until they say hello to her, he can still get a bit excited but he knows once hes calmed down he will get to see the people that come in even though 9 times out of 10 all he wants is to sit and have a cuddle with his mum it makes life a lot easier it means i can get into the house unload shopping or kids before we have 2 big dogs love us ( and i mean lick and slobber all over you)

Never thought about putting him in his crate. Did try the lead today & that worked quite well, but probably need to practise it a bit more, but we don't have visitors everyday! He does bark a lot for attention when we are talking & even though we ignore him , he still carries on. A chew seems to distract him for a while, but then at 4 months he is still very young, so can't expect miracles yet!

Get your guests to throw treats on the floor, when the head is down hoovering it cannot be jumping up, if the dog then jumps, remove him from the room.

He isn't food orientated, but I think cheese may do the trick. Thanks & I will try it next time I don't think i am the only one with this problem, as there have been so many replies & I will give them all a try!