Teaching your dog to properly greet people at the door is one of the most frustrating area of training. Dogs naturally get excited about something new or someone coming to the door, so the dog needs to be on his best behavior when someone knocks on the door and you want your dog to greet him politely and not to jump up on him. To do this, get someone to stand on your doorstep for a while and place your dog on the lead. Never do this training when the dog is not on the lead; otherwise you won’t have any control over him. When the door is knocked, walk over to the door with the dog and make him sit. The dog should always greet guests in SIT position. Let the dog learn that the door is not an exciting place and he should wait until he’s invited to greet people.
