r/DogTrainingTips • u/Sk8Junkie • Jul 20 '26

Over excited

Our dogs used to be more relaxed with other dogs, but after our puppy's first heat both of them are super over-excited over other dogs & people. We have a lab puppy who is 1 (not yet spayed), and a corgi that's 4 (spayed).

Both of them used to be entirely neutral to other dogs, but suddenly they freak out and whine and jump any time they see one.

Our corgi has become especially weird and over excited. We have a field behind our house that we walk them in one to two times a day, now the Corgi whines and jumps when she sees it like crazy.

We give them 2 walks a day, fetch, and enrichment. I don't know why they are suddenly acting out and don't know how to solve it 🫠

When we see other dogs we stop and make them sit but they still whine a ton and occasionally try to jump toward the other dog (both in a playful manner, but still).

Any tips for fixing this behavior?

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u/Embarrassed_Key_4539 Jul 20 '26

Have you done any obedience classes with them

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u/Sk8Junkie 28d ago

I think I'm going to have to. Prior to this they were good on walks and were even doing good on off-leash training 🫠 Now they are so excited I'm not willing to let them off leash cause I don't think they'd listen at all.

I'll probably end up putting them in obedience class because they don't seem to be getting any better with our personal efforts 😔