Has anyone has any success with Pet Corrector Spray?

[SaintsinaBath]

I have a very door reactive Labrador who acts like the marauding hordes have arrived when it's only Grandpa arriving for a cuppa.

Even worse of he sees a delivery person in a High Vis jacket.

My front door is nearly scratched through. We'd like toove soon and will get all the damage sorted before marketing but don't want more damage to be caused before moving day.

We've just lived with it as it's his personality and obviously is a burglar deterrent.

He's taught our gentle Goldie puppy to be door reactive too 🥲.

I saw a mention of this spray in another thread thus morning and wanted to ask for any experiences and guidance re using it.

I've already ordered the one recommended so I will try it, but would like Mumsnet opinions.

We tried it in despair after exhausting all more sociably acceptable techniques. It did not work, it just escalated the already slightly hysteric situation. It was also really expensive and seemed to have about 5 actual puffs in it. We did not revisit it. We’re persisting with “go to bed / settle” for the 7th consecutive year. Perhaps this year is the one he’ll get it?

The cheapest solution would be to fix a barrier / baby gate a few feet before the door to stop the dog actually getting there , a bit like an air lock .

I wouldn’t go down the route of using a pet corrector spray. These work by startling (or scaring) your dog. It sounds like your dog already has big feelings around the door/visitors arriving and to add fear into the mix can be a recipe for disaster. He’ll still feel all the feelings (worry/over excitement etc at the visitors), but now you’ve added a scary element as well. If he associates visitors with the scary noise, he might start to escalate his behaviour and get aggressive with the visitors.
i would simply manage the situation and add a barrier between him and the door so he can’t damage it. Or even better, teach him to go to his bed when people arrive.