Dog Health Questions: Dog training tips (excitement when off leash)?

so I would love to have other dog owners come over to have doggie play dates, but my dog Bear does not listen to me under exciting circumstances. he knows the basics, sit, stay, leave it, all with treats and when nobody or dogs are around. if he is off-leash, forget it! i cannot control him running around, especially with other dogs. he gets this "freedom" and goes nutty and misbehaves (stealing things, sprinting circles, nipping calves, etc) it is not aggression, but if i needed him to come or calm down, he will not listen. help me so we can socialize and have people/dogs over! he is 1 so still a puppy, but how can i control him?

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you could try practicing recall in low distraction areas and slowly move to practicing when there are more distractions ... a dog that will not come when called when there are distractions should probably not be let off leash yet for safety reasons ... every time he gets the "freedom" it is just reinforcing the behaviour you do not want ... he is young still so just work on the recall ... another good thing is getting them to sit for everything ... sit is a command most dogs can learn quickly and you can get the dog to sit in lots of different situations such as to get the leash put on, before the food is put down, before you cross streets, you get the idea ... and treats are great, just don't reward every single time with a treat, especially if they already know what you are asking ... sometimes you say sit and the dog just looks at you, well if you just look right back as if to say to the dog, sit or else, and with patience they will usually sit with no treat needed ... he sounds like an exuberant happy dog and just needs a little training, they all do at that age :O)

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• You need to start doing on leash distraction training first. This means expecting him to behave properly with other dogs around. Taking him through a good quality group obedience class will help. Then take those basics home and use them. I'm always amazed at the people who train their dogs very well in training class but don't use those techniques at home. Instead of letting the dogs have a free for all at your house, have everyone do a bit of training first. Some simple recalls, stays, and walk nice on leash will be enough to take the edge off of everyone. Play time can be done after training time.


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  my dog acts right off the leash. when on it, he wants to put up a fight.