How does your dog greet you?

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This is a really daft post, but I don’t know dogs the way I know horses. When my dog sees my parents or sister, he turns himself inside out he’s so excited to see them, lots of wagging, wiggling, big smiley faces and general joy. When I go to collect him, or come home having left him alone whilst I do the horses, I get a tail wag, a big smile and then he trots straight off to get a chew or finish his kong or licky mat.

Logic tells me this is what I was aiming for as he used to have separation anxiety issues and I didn’t want him so hysterically excited to see me that it would increase his anxiety waiting for me, so I kept everything super calm, quiet greetings, low voice, stroking instead of excited patting when I get home. He’s certainly better left alone, he lies quietly instead of running round the house barking and howling like he used to. But I don’t know enough about dogs to know if I have just done a good job and he is relaxed and calm when I arrive, or if he just likes everyone else more than me now?!! Silly I know, but what do you think?
 
Sounds like he is pleased to see you but also quite content with being in his own home with his own company, doing his own thing. A happy dog!
My dog is always uber excited when I arrive home - even when he is with other people (he stays with my parents or my partner when I am at work). As you say, 'turning himself inside out' and often brings me one of his toys as well - or anything he can find if he can't find a toy, such as some sort of shoe, or a woolly hat! It's like a gift. I love dogs. They are always so happy and full of love.
 
My dog is the same. Going to get his treat is probably mild excitement. Mine has to go to her bowl when I pick up her lead so I think it’s just something she does when she excited (not being that fussed on food the rest of the time).

You have done a great job. A dog with anxiety is not a happy dog and they need to be able to keep emotions on a level. He’s obviously pleased to see others because he doesn’t do it all the time so I think you can forgive him for forgetting himself then.
 
Mine greets us quietly but lots of tail wags and licks... if he can be bothered to get out of bed, that is.

However, on the odd occasion he doesn't greet us and is outside peering in (he can go in and out at will as has a dog flap).... that's when I know he has done something naughty. Usually emptying the kitchen bin and shredding the contents around the house; although sometimes just finding something disgusting outside and bringing it in to chew on the carpet.
 
I tend not to make a fuss of mine when I get home - once they've been out for a wee and come back in, then we have cuddles and fusses. The MinPin usually finds his toy and brings it to me, while the JRT settles for ear scratches and belly rubs.
 
Mine are very different. One will headbutt me in the face and do a happy dance, the other will go 'oh, it's you', go and clean himself and then come and stick his head under my hand if he sees fit. They're both well-adjusted in their own way, one loves people without having SA, the other couldn't care less about people.
 
Daisy always gives me a lovely greeting . Waggy tail etc, but not over excited. When my step kids come she absolutely looses her sh*t!
 
Sounds like you have done a really successful job and achieved a very good outcome for you and your dog BBP. Do your relatives overdo the hello doggy greetings, maybe you could ask them to be a bit less effusive. No, it doesn't mean your dog likes them more than you.
 
The terriers get very excited and run around, especially the ancient one and the collie does a big stretch and says ‘aaaaarrrrogh’?
 
All different, old girl only gets up if it might be near feeding time. Youngest two have to find something to bring, Tawny depends how she is feeling, sometimes she blanks sometimes she is very excited. Tawny sulks a lot over the smallest thing, so often I have offended her without realising!
 
Mine all go absolutely mental when I come home, even though I have plenty of video evidence to show they are perfectly happy when I’m away ?

I don’t make any fuss of them or really even pay them much attention when I get in, they get put out in the garden for a wee while I go and change out of my work clothes, and by the time I come back into the kitchen they will have calmed down again (except for Ace, who is usually doing circuits around my tiny very wet and muddy back lawn ?)

I don’t know what I do with my dogs, I’ve always wanted them to get on well together but all my life I’ve had groups of dogs who tolerate each other but aren’t massively friendly, but who totally adore me ?? Although Millie does also adore Ace, who is incredibly tolerant and lovely with her ❤️
 
My older boy is thrilled to see anyone, any time. We get a song, and lots of wagging. My younger boy jumps up at me and my husband and also will hold our hands with his mouth, which is quite sweet really. However he couldn't care less about anyone else and ignores them. They both sleep when we aren't here so I don't worry too much about this.

I wish mine were a bit less excitable, I tried training them but was unsuccessful because I have been unable to train my husband who encourages the enthusiasm.

I think you've done a good job.
 
Mine really wags her tail and sort of cries then does a deep almost growling noise, then runs off to get a toy of some sort, with some members of our family she goes mad and often will wee from exitement.
 
Peril bounces off the walls, presents you with her blanket and is very vocal. Jake greets with a slow wag and a head butt. Neither care when we leave them, they get stretched out on a sofa each and make the most of the quiet time. ?❤️
 
Stiff Knees said:
Peril bounces off the walls, presents you with her blanket and is very vocal. Jake greets with a slow wag and a head butt. Neither care when we leave them, they get stretched out on a sofa each and make the most of the quiet time. ?❤️
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F shrieks the house down, a sort of howly bark, it is a hideous racket. Is Peril quiet out shooting? If sitting up and bored? I am worried that F will whine as I have never had such a shouty dog. She whines now if she wants attention in the house, but has been OK in her limited experience in the field.
 
All of them get highly excited, even though they are very very rarely left home alone and never more than 2 hours when they are. My mum is retired so when i'm not home, she is. They all love her as much as they love me, possibly even more.
 
My staffy x, if on her own, will pretty much ignore people after a brief greeting although she'll go nuts if it's me. The other two though will pester people relentlessly for attention and the eldest (8) will egg the others on. All are rescues acquired at various ages so I blame the early training ;):p

One in particular adores the farrier and will scream the place down to tell me he's here and he needs to see him NOW. Luckily the farrier feels the same way about the dog but is a little less vocal about it!
 
Clodagh said:
F shrieks the house down, a sort of howly bark, it is a hideous racket. Is Peril quiet out shooting? If sitting up and bored? I am worried that F will whine as I have never had such a shouty dog. She whines now if she wants attention in the house, but has been OK in her limited experience in the field.
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Quiet as a lamb when working, and when waiting to be worked, sings in the car all the way to the shoot though!
 
I think it's just (I know, boring) genetics a lot of the time too. My younger dog went through a rigorous selection process and his previous owner wanted a dog that was really into people and had walked away from litters that were really independent.
My older one, I bought when he was 14 weeks, I saw him as a very small pup, marching out of the clubhouse into the car park and the field on his own, screaming to be put down whenever anyone tried to pick him up or stop him doing something...the warning signs were there ;)
 
Turns herself inside out waggy and full on, when anyone arrives she barks until she sees them though as she is very proud of the fact she saw off burglars on the estate and everyone made a fuss of her so still barks ferociously at men in hoodies
 
Just in general when I come in they both do very little these days, just womble over and waggle a bit. If it's when I get home from work dee sings and eira dances, but that's only because that's when they get fed. Dee used to run and jump into my arms (quite impressive given how tiny she is) when she was younger, but she also used to pee on people's shoes in excitement when meeting them so I'm glad she's calmed down a bit. She still goes bonkers when kids come round though, she loves kids so much it's like her little body just can't hold the excitement in. Just a little doggy squiggle
 
Bear rears like a pony, both bark. I normally stick my hand in the letterbox for a sniff/lick. There’s usually a sniff fest cos I’ve cuddled the yard dogs.
 
i have always been careful to be very low key when i come in and more or less ignore them and they are nice and quiet and relaxed. however when i have visitors they get excited and no matter how many times i ask people to ignore them until they are in the house and sitting down they always pet them and speak to them so its a losing battle...but it does drive me mad....i can train the dogs but not my friends and family..:(
 
They greet me like I am a rock star and they're groupies that have been waiting their entire life just to catch a glimpse of me. I know I shouldn't let them be like that, and to be fair if I have shopping in my hands or similar they are perfectly capable of waiting quietly, but I absolutely love coming in and having them hurl themselves at me and body bump me while wiggling. I think the body bumping wiggle is such a whippety thing to do and I just love it. I am as pleased to see them as they are to see me.
 
Wriggly wags and a quick pointy nosed snog, if I misjudge the bend down for his stroke and bum scratch. Not hysterical but I know on the rare occasion if he's been unsettled, as any blankets and bedding have been scrunched up
 
splashgirl45 said:
i have always been careful to be very low key when i come in and more or less ignore them and they are nice and quiet and relaxed. however when i have visitors they get excited and no matter how many times i ask people to ignore them until they are in the house and sitting down they always pet them and speak to them so its a losing battle...but it does drive me mad....i can train the dogs but not my friends and family..:(
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Me too!
Suzie used to bark like crazy when I came in, now she waits politely for me to greet her, unless she's in the other room with the door closed in which case she barks the house down until she's allowed out. Juno meets me at the front door with a body wag then leaves me alone once I've said hello.
If the front door bell rings, all hell breaks loose!
 
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