About a month and a half ago, I adopted a then-8.5mo Alaskan Husky/Lab Retriever mix (~60lbs) from a local humane society. He's such a friendly pup and hasn't shown any outwardly aggressive tendencies (barking, growling, etc.), but I've had a really hard time getting him to stop jumping on people. According to the wiki, he would be a "frustrated greeter", but I've been able to get him to progressively pull a little less on walks by crossing to the opposite side of the street or turning to go a different direction when we see other dogs in the neighborhood (still working on that, but it's a separate issue).
When it's just me at home, not reacting to him or stepping out of the way so he "misses" his jump has mostly worked, and he usually only tries once or twice before he stays on the ground. I've also been trying to teach "sit" as his default response to wanting something, with some success when it's just me.
However, these improvements seem to go out the window when a visitor comes over, and he jumps on them for the first several minutes before eventually calming down, and during that time it's like his ears completely stop working. No response to commands, no response to trying to distract him with treats or a toy (which might be the wrong thing to do/reinforcing the behavior?). Most of my friends have also had puppies so they don't take offense to it, but I'd really like to get this under control.
I know this is him being super excited because it's a less familiar person, but I feel like if I don't rein it in soon he'll continue to do it indefinitely. It's especially been an issue when he first comes in from the yard, and his paws might still be a bit muddy despite my best effort to wipe them off when he first comes inside.
Thanks for any input.
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