Turn Fido into the Perfect Host

1. Run some convenance sessions.
The complete of a doorbell or knocking
can forward abounding dogs in a tizzy, affronted by a dog's instincts to
guard his home from strangers. If your dog isn't accustomed with these
sounds, do some convenance sessions. Have a acquaintance appear over and ring
or beating on the door.
Don't anon bound up and run for the door. Be calm and airing toward
the aperture at a accustomed pace. Remember your dog senses your action so
you wish to abide controlled in your behavior.
Repeat this a brace times a day for several canicule above-mentioned to Thanksgiving
or whatever day your aggregation is arriving.
2. Keep him beneath your control.
Put him in the sit or break or down
(whichever command you've accomplished him) position as anon as you hear
someone abutting your door. Don't let him run to the aperture as soon
as he hears a doorbell or knock. Don't let him accost a aggregation unless
he is calm.
If your dog is not accomplished able-bodied abundant yet to obey a sit or break command,
keep him on a bridle while you accost company. You aswell may wish to use a
head check if you're not assertive how dog will behave or if he's meeting
lots of guests at already for the aboriginal time.
3. Keep a baptize canteen handy.
If your dog goes into a agitation or tries to bound on anyone and is
beyond audition your "no" command, aerosol him in the face with the
water. Almost every dog hates that but he will not be harmed.
4. Train your guests.
If you dog starts to jump on a bedfellow afore you can get to him,
tell the bedfellow to about-face their aback and avoid the dog. Grab your
dog and accomplish him sit.
5. Don't accolade bad behavior.
Ask guests not to accolade your dog's bad behavior. The a lot of accustomed thing
for a aggregation to do is to say "good dog" to a dog that's greeting them
by jumping up. This is terrible! Ask your accompany not to say
anything to the dog; artlessly about-face their backs until the dog stays on all
four paws.
6. Restrain your dog.
If your dog isn't acclimated to abundant aggregation or guests are bringing
small children, put your dog in a allowance abroad from the guests
until anybody has accustomed and all the antecedent greetings are over.
Don't accompany the dog out until the allowance is almost calm.
There's no acumen Fido can't adore the accessible anniversary division with you
if you advise him how to be a acceptable host.