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So,I have a question.My dog,Lucy,is about 1 and a half years old.She is still a puppy,and she is VERY excitable.She would never do anything to intentionally hurt someone,the worst she would do is lick you to death.But whenever people come over,especially one friend of mine who comes over ever other Sunday,she gets excited and jumps on them.I can't blame her because she doesn't see other people that often,but sometimes she accidentally scratches them.I tell her to stop,but this doesn't work.Any ideas of what I should do?

Thanks, that is good advice. By the way, I have also heard that it helps if you put the dog on the leash before they come in and keep them down, have you tried that/does that help?

A lot of times puppies jump because they want attention. Next time your dog tries to get your attention by jumping, turn around and cross your arms as if you're ignoring her. This tells the puppy that jumping won't get you to pay attention to her.