Puggle behavior

[3catsn1dog]

So we have had our 5 year old Puggle for 4 years. When we rescued her, she had been through 4 houses already due to her hyperactivity...fast forward to now and she is still just as hyper. My major issue is when people come to the door. She goes crazy and when they come in, she is CRAZY with excitement. We have tried anything we read and are looking for more help. Other than that she is a great dog but it is sometimes embarassing to have people over..help please!

 

[Dekka]

With out telling us what you read we can't really help.

This isn't puggle, or mutt behaviour it can happen with any dog. Though hyperactivity shouldn't be a trait of the breeds that make up your dog. Are you still in touch with the breeder? Perhaps they have some suggestions.

 

[3catsn1dog]

No, we rescued her from a shelter. She gets excited to the point of her eyes being totally bloodshot!
We have tried distracting her, we have tried putting her on a leash and answering the door. We have tried not ansering the door and when she went nuts, we closed it and tried again and so on until my husband could get in with minimal excitement. We have always had cats, so not so knowledgable on the dog front. Growing up we had dogs, but they were trained guard dogs that we took in after they had "served their purpose" to the previous owners, so they were already trained....

 

[Dekka]

Have you trained her to sit to greet people?

If this is your first dog likely a good manners or basic obedience class would not be amiss.

 

[milos_mommy]

IF she's been getting away with this behavior for her whole life, it's going to take a while to fix.

Does she know basic commands? Like sit, down, stay? I would work on those with her, increasing the duration, and very very slowly adding distractions. For now, I would leash her when guests come over until she is calm. If she is sitting, she can get some attention, if she jumps, have them step away but keep her on the leash. Having them ignore her would be beneficial, and have them come in as quietly and calmly as possible without you making a big deal, either. (Shrieking "HOW HAVE YOU BEEN!!!!" and throwing your arms around guests is going to make it a million times worse, lol).