Hello
The last little while we have actually been mulling over giving up Fidget because she is so so so hyper around people. Like, not normal puppy hyper, SUPER DUPER CRAZY hyper. She does circles around people's feet at 90 miles an hour, LICKING all over people's feet and shoes like some insane creature. Jumping jumping jumping. No one can pet or hold her because she just wont stop with the jumping and licking and leaping and wiggling and mouthing...it may sound cute but it's VERY unpleasant for everyone and stressful on myself and my husband.
There have been times I wanted to invite friends over but I didn't because I just didn't want to deal with the dog.
Her excitement is explosive. We often just have to put her in her crate to keep her off of people, but then she yips and whines and screeches because she wants to LICK them and JUMP on them SOooo badly.
We cannot afford obedience classes. That money goes to vet bill funds and food/supplies.
I really don't want to have to give her up because I love her so much! and I don't trust that other people would treat her good.
She is really good at home with just myself and my husband, I mean, she still acts like an annoying little puppy sometimes but she isn't insane.
Is there ANYTHING we can do to help her be more civilized around people?
Things we have tried:
> Redirecting her attention to a toy: sort-of helps, but she ends up leaping at the person with her toy, smearing the slimy thing on their legs or feet...
> Holding her back: just makes her more anxious and bottles up a whole lot of energy.
> Making her sit: same as above. Makes her more anxious, whines constantly and keeps getting up.
> Putting her in her crate: whines, yelps and yips constantly.
> Pushing her out of the way: she just keeps coming back...stubbornness...
> Telling people to ignore her: she just goes in her hyper-speed circles around their feet licking like crazy. (most people do NOT like this)
> Exercising her first: it doesn't seem to matter how much exercise she has had and if she has had a trick/training session. Her hyperness knows NO BOUNDS...
PLEASE help!
Thanks so much for your much-anticipated responses.
The last little while we have actually been mulling over giving up Fidget because she is so so so hyper around people. Like, not normal puppy hyper, SUPER DUPER CRAZY hyper. She does circles around people's feet at 90 miles an hour, LICKING all over people's feet and shoes like some insane creature. Jumping jumping jumping. No one can pet or hold her because she just wont stop with the jumping and licking and leaping and wiggling and mouthing...it may sound cute but it's VERY unpleasant for everyone and stressful on myself and my husband.
There have been times I wanted to invite friends over but I didn't because I just didn't want to deal with the dog.
Her excitement is explosive. We often just have to put her in her crate to keep her off of people, but then she yips and whines and screeches because she wants to LICK them and JUMP on them SOooo badly.
We cannot afford obedience classes. That money goes to vet bill funds and food/supplies.
I really don't want to have to give her up because I love her so much! and I don't trust that other people would treat her good.
She is really good at home with just myself and my husband, I mean, she still acts like an annoying little puppy sometimes but she isn't insane.
Is there ANYTHING we can do to help her be more civilized around people?
Things we have tried:
> Redirecting her attention to a toy: sort-of helps, but she ends up leaping at the person with her toy, smearing the slimy thing on their legs or feet...
> Holding her back: just makes her more anxious and bottles up a whole lot of energy.
> Making her sit: same as above. Makes her more anxious, whines constantly and keeps getting up.
> Putting her in her crate: whines, yelps and yips constantly.
> Pushing her out of the way: she just keeps coming back...stubbornness...
> Telling people to ignore her: she just goes in her hyper-speed circles around their feet licking like crazy. (most people do NOT like this)
> Exercising her first: it doesn't seem to matter how much exercise she has had and if she has had a trick/training session. Her hyperness knows NO BOUNDS...
PLEASE help!
Thanks so much for your much-anticipated responses.