We've had our puppy for a couple of weeks now, and he was getting super hyper when we let him out of his crate when we got home from work. What is working to calm him down is completely ignoring him for the first 5 mins when we let him out. We don't look at him, talk to him, or touch him. He's calmed down a lot since we started doing that. My suggestion is that you ask people who come over to do the same. Once the dog has calmed down you can give it attention. By giving the dog any attention while it's acting inappropriately, you're reinforcing the behaviour you don't want it to have. |