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A neighbor of mine mentioned to me that dogs are not usually considered puppies once they are 6 months old and either neutered or spayed. I never heard of that before because to me, they act like puppies for much longer.
Cody has a tendency to jump on the neighbors when we greet them and this is the one main thing I do not like. Now, he doesn't do this to everyone, but certain people he seems to get overly excited about. The neighbors seem to encourage it by petting him when he is standing on his hind legs. I feel like I am being rude when I say "Please don't do that". The trainer said to either step on his leash so he cannot jump or tell who he comes in contact with to ignore him completely. We did the ignore thing today and within a minute or two, he settled down on the grass. If I could just get him to greet people in a sitting or calm stance position, I would be happy, but maybe I am expecting too much at 7 months. The little kids tend to squat down right away so their face is right at his level and of course he jumps at them. How do you tell a 3 year old to ignore a puppy?? He needs work on this area and I do tell him to sit or settle down, but hopefully this will improve through our next training and with age.
linda
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