My dog Daisy is part Jack Russel and part Feist. She is hyper, wets the floor when she gets excited (it doesn't take much to excite her, we refer to her as the simple mind), jumps on everybody that comes in the door, has to lick everyone and would sit in everybody's lap if they would let her.
I have had Daisy for three and a half years. My mom and dad adopted her from the pound for me after my divorce. My husband had left me after 17 years of marriage and I needed someone to love me. Daisy definitely fit the bill. She knows when I am upset, and when I cry she acts like it breaks her heart.
She came from an abused home so disciplining her has been a challenge and I am not a strong disciplinarian. I realize that she can be annoying to other people, so when I have visitors I have learned to hand out flyswatters to everyone when they come in the door if they don't want a dog to pester them to death. They don't have to use them, just holding them is enough. I thought I would pass this tip on to others who might have the same problem.
By Lisa from Cullman, AL
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My two dogs were really bad about jumping on anyone who walked in the door. It didn't matter who it was, strangers, friends, or family.
Jumping up on family or on strangers, is a very common complaint among dog owners. So why do dogs jump up? Part of it has to do with inherited pack behaviors. When wolves return to the pack after hunting, the lower pack members lick their faces in greeting.
