Excitement Reactivity
My groodle Alfie is 7 months old and I’m struggling HARD with excitement reactivity 😭
He is the sweetest dog ever and not aggressive at all, but the second he sees another dog or person on walks his brain completely leaves his body lol. Jumping, lunging, whining, pulling toward them, completely ignores me.
The frustrating part is he’s good (ish) lol at home. His recall inside is great ,listens instantly, super engaged with me. But outside? It’s like I don’t exist.
If he’s off lead somewhere open he just wants to run to every person/dog and won’t come back until he’s decided he’s done saying hello. Parks are becoming stressful instead of enjoyable.
Has anyone dealt with this around this age? Did your puppy grow out of it or was there specific training that really helped? I feel like I’m failing him a bit and don’t know the best way to handle it without making walks miserable for both of us.