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Old 05-24-2006, 11:27 AM   #5
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A google search took me to a Kibbles n' Bits Web site that offers this advice. Not exactly your situation, but maybe it would help:

Owners should allow their dogs to play actively but must also be able to inhibit their dogs' activity level and control it when it is time to stop or when play becomes inappropriate. Owners can establish such control by first teaching the dog, when it is calm, to come, sit, lie down, and relax. Initially the dog should learn to sit and stay for 2 to 3 minutes in quiet circumstances at home. The owner can later ask the dog to sit and stay for short periods after it has worn itself out playing. If the dog does well, the owner can then ask it to sit quietly for a few seconds during a play session before the dog becomes tired. Eventually, the dog should be able to sit and stay at any stage during play. Continued play can serve as a reward for short periods of nonplay. The owner can also practice the sit (or down/stay) command throughout the day by asking the dog to sit or lie down whenever the owner knows the dog wants something, such as to be let in or out to be fed or petted.

Extremely disruptive or damaging playful antics - such as running into the owner, rough leaps at the owner's body, or grabbing shirts or pants - often can be stopped by using a startling, inhibiting stimulus such as a foghorn or a loud noise. If a dog engages in these activities, owners can carry a startling noisemaker. The noise should be employed each time the dog begins the disruptive behavior (e.g., as it begins jumping at the owner). Sounding the noise too early or too late will not work. If applied appropriately, a startling noise will quickly teach a dog not to initiate such rough play. Using a word such as "hey" or "no" slightly before the startling noise can become an effective signal to stop.

(The advice came from this link: http://www.kibblesnbits.com/dogcare/article.aspx?i=23 )
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