we have a 5 month old Miniature schnauzer (girl) she is mainly a good puppy. However, when visitors come she gets so excited. our friends will be sat on the settee and she will jump all over them. if they ignore her she licks them or tries to bite their buttons etc on clothing. its quite funny to watch & there is no aggression at all, she is just really excited at seeing people as she is a very socialable puppy (she is like this on walks when she sees people she loves to go over & say hello) but i cant control it. ill go over & put her on the floor saying down & asking her to calm down but she jumps straight back up like a nutter!! does anyone have any advice on ways to calm her down and stop this behaviour as it could end up with an accident (the other day she jumped up at my mum whilst she was drinking a hot drink which got split on my mum & the puppy)

one thing to try is to put her on a lead as soon as visitors get to the door pref befor they even come in and KEEP her on lead while they are there, you can keep her off the laps/setee etc and MAKE her stay 4 feet on floor - prime visitors NOT to make eye contact while she is hyper, then ask her to sit which will be when she gets a fuss off people, as soon as she starts bouncing she get ignored by visitors and moved away with lead by you.
If visiyors say aaah but she is only a babe your answer is  'would you be happy if she was an adult muddy lab/rott/Gsd?' size is no excuse for lack of manners, She will calm down as she gets older but give her some help at self control now.
hopefully you will get more ideas but this may help.
Chris

im sorry if this seems harsh but you can control it. you have to have her on a lead or long line, its not fair to expect her to know how to behave fully yet and its not fair on guests to have her jumping all over them
also she will always do it if she is allowed to as it is rewarding, keep her on a lead and keep her interested in you with rewards when she is watching you etc. dont let her run up to strangers on a walk, same thing, use a lead, as one day she could run up to the wrong person/dog.
just because she is friendly doesnt mean everyone else wants her in their face. (i would  i admit but i have come to realise that there are non doggy people out there!)

Ive got one of these dogs as well !
He goes OTT when ever anyone comes to call ...Should some body look at him while out or just look as though they might..
I's a real problem but slowly (and I mean slowly) it's inproving but I wish he would get it sorted....
my previous dog never had this hell bent attitude of launchingn himself at everything!!:-D

I have a 5 month old pup who behaves like this too. He loves people and presumes they all love him but he's a big boy and letting him jump on people isn't an option.
I have him on a lead and use treats to distract him when we have visitors. He is improving, it takes less time for him to calm down than it did, but we still have some way to go.
I find that once he has calmed down a little I can take his lead off and use treats with 'watch me' until he gets used to our guests. Once he has then said hello he will usually ignore them then unless they make any sudden noises like sneezing or coughing which sets him off again.

thanks for the replys everyone i will do that next time we have a visitor. and in response to 'you can control it' well thats why i visited this site to get advise as to how to control her and when on walks she is only allowed to go up to other people on walks with their dogs. if an owner was walking away or pulling their dog to one side as if to avoid her there is no way id let her go over.

Another method you can use is to get some people you know to come and visit and get them to turn their backs on your dog and ignore it until it behaves ie it's sitting down.  You can help the process by getting your dog to sit, when it's sat down get the visitor to say hello and give it a treat.  If your dog tries to jump at any point the visitor should turn their backs and ignore the dog.  Eventually your dog will realise the proper way to behave.

I have exactly the same problem with my 5 month old Sheltie pup. She loves everyone and everything.  She is very cute and has got used  when out on the lead - to people bending down telling her how pretty she is - and then of course she jumps up doing a boxing match.  That is why I don't let her off the lead yet when out.  She is starting obedience next week so  hopefully there will ne a big improvement!

Snowflake

Actually my dobermann is now 4 1/2, he doesn't bother too much if it is a stranger at the door, he will only bark at them, obviously not getting excited, but when it is somebody he knows, he sniffs at the door (e.g. like my mum or close friends) he still gets very excited, he goes round in circles and I have a wooden floor - so it is scratched to pieces.  I have gone through putting him on the lead etc. but I find it is the people he knows that make it much worse, they say "Oh, hes fine", I tried for ages, and I must admit I didn't get any help with my family etc. so it was a waste of time.  But I must admit, if I can keep him away on the lead until he has calmed down, he is alot better.  But to be honest it drives me mad, when I come in I completely ignore him until he is calm.  My husband says he likes him to be excited when he comes in!!!

The other thing you might try is to use immediate exclusion. Obviously the dog has to be on a line so you can get hold of it quickly. The minute front paws come off the ground you simply take them to the kitchen, or another suitable room, and shut the door. No eye contact no words, just a calm and immediate removal from human company. After some time out you can try again and if there is a hint of a jump they go out and so on. If this is done a few times and consistently the message does get through with some dogs.

Sociable pups cannot bear to miss out so the reward becomes being included, it has to be earned. Once the penny has dropped you can then start to build on more good behaviour, a sit and reward when around visitors.

You could try this with the Dobie too, but being an older dog and without the backup of your family, it will be a harder task. However, they are a quick breed so he may get the idea sooner rather than later Also if you are the only one who puts in boundaries he probably views you as the boss and you can use that to your advantage. It's so annoying though when the rest of the family and friends sabotage your good work.