Our sweet whippet has just turned one. Lots of things we have had to work really hard on with her have hugely improved over the last few months and she has become a lovely calm dog in most situations.
The one thing I cannot seem to make progress on is how over excited she gets with visitors in our house. She completely loses her shit, cannot leave them alone, cannot listen to any commands (is far too excited to be distracted by treats) leaps and jumps and nips hands (things she has not done with us or with anyone outside of the house for months). We have asked visitors to ignore her, cross arms etc, it just doesn’t seem to work, and there is only so long you can expect someone to stand silent and stock still when they have been invited round for supper…. I have tried putting her in her crate (where she is usually very happy for naps) or tying her lead to a chair leg to stop her bothering people, but she howls and whines indefinitely while staring at the visitor like she is trying to steal their soul.
Should I avoid having people round for a while? Might she grow out of it? House is open plan so we don’t have a separate room she can be put in.
I am avoiding having friends round, or my kids having play dates, or even going out as she does this with the babysitter, so really need a plan of action. Any advice gratefully received.