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Jack Russel Puppy

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Question
I have a six month old Jack Russel Puppy. She gets over excited when ever new people come around. She practically humps there legs while jumping up excitedly. She also pees on them a little from her excitement. How can I stop this? She is driving me and everyone around her nuts!

Answer
Tanisha, tell people to IGNORE HER until she is calm and has lost interest in them. That means they are not to look at her, talk to her, or try to touch her. She will soon figure out that all that excitedness doesn't earn her any attention, and the behavior should diminish and then eventually go away completely as long as everyone follows the no touch, no talk, no eye contact (a la Cesar Milan) rule.

Now is an excellent time to start taking her to obedience classes as well. ;^)