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Thanks for the advice I will try getting there earlier and try the suggestion you use to stop walking when she pulls. At the moment I use liver treats or very small pieces of devon for her rewards, she seems to respond well to devon in normal training, but i've found the treats dont seem to work for the first 10 minutes when shes at her most excited - possibly I'm not using them correctly? As this is the first dog I've trained. I find it difficult to get her to "look" at me, like I have trained her when she's in this high excited state, when she's finally settled down she's very good. She does wait in the car in the sit position before I let her out, but she is usual has an excited whine, should I be waiting to get her out until she is completely quiet, as I've been getting her out when she is still and sitting but she is still quietly whining with excitement. I don't feed her the morning of the class, do you suggest to not feed her dinner the night before? Thanks again!

Hi everyone, I'm new and I've been reading the forums and I'm after some advice. I have a 15month old Labrador, and I have been taking her to dog training classes since she was about 5 months old. When we arrive at the training grounds, she gets super excited and once out of the car, pull on the leash, she can't wait to sniff and meet all the other dogs. I've asked some of our instructors about this when we first started, all of them have laughed it off and said to ignore it and she will grow out of it shes "only a puppy" Once she gets settled after 5 mins she is fine. Or I have found after I put her on a pole for a few minutes and go to the club house to register, she is okay when I come back. I've also tried to get her to focus on me, or tempt her with treats but it doesn't work. Any advice? I'm worried she won't grow out of it, if I just ignore her and let it go? Thank you