Your dog will already be excited so stay calm and use soothing praise throughout this exercise. If you can’t recruit a helper, you can carefully open the door (make sure your pup doesn’t run out!) and ring the doorbell or knock on the door. Most dogs will bark even when they can see the person ringing the bell. Practice for 3-5 minutes. Place a basket of toys by your door – toys your dog really likes. Tape a sign next to it instructing visitors: “Take a toy before you come in. When Bouncy runs up to you, hold the toy at your chest. When she sits, throw the toy for her to chase. If she brings it back, you can do it again.”. 7. Purchase a Gentle Leader for your hyper dog. Ace immediately goes into a calm state of mind when I put his Gentle Leader on him. He knows he has to behave with it on. For a hyper or excited dog, I really recommend you try this. With the Gentle Leader on, Ace is less likely to whine in the car or pull on a walk. Speak to them in a calm low tone and avoid sudden movements. If you are speaking and interacting with your Blue Heeler with excited energy it will excite them. if your energy is calm and you speak to them in a calm monotone pitch it will keep them calmer. A dog’s mind can be compared to a car going from 0 to 100 miles an hour. A typical example is hooking the leash to the dog’s collar before going out for a walk. Most dogs get very excited and start jumping up as soon as we grab the leash. Dogs can’t jump forever and if we just stand there and wait, they will calm down. We can also ask the dog to sit and only approach him with the leash when he’s sitting down. Dogs exposed to heavy metal display body shaking, suggesting nervousness. Another study has the same findings. This one observed 2 groups of dogs. One group was observed with classical music. The other was observed in silence. The study found out that when exposed to classical music, the dogs were calm. Their stress levels decreased significantly. The medication is also used to calm down agitated dogs, cats, and horses. Acepromazine’s sedating effects may last 6-8 hours, but the medication’s effects may also wear down easily. Dogs and cats given acepromazine may easily be aroused when given sufficient stimuli. Acepromazine is available in oral and injectable forms. This means that you won't likely see results overnight, but in the meanwhile, you can reduce your dog's hyper behaviors in the car by using management techniques. 1. Provide Exercise and Mental Stimulation. Many dogs display hyper behaviors because they are full of energy and haven't exercised their minds much. Behavior modification is the most important step in training a dog how to be calm. In a sense, the brain needs to be “retrained” to be calm in the presence of a stressor and to switch “off” of anxiety as a default setting. Behavior modification can take weeks of desensitization and classical conditioning exercises. As mentioned earlier, dogs tend to get excited when riding a car. While for most dogs the excitement lasts only a few minutes and they usually calm down. However, some dogs face a difficult time settling down and they continue to pant and move around for a long time. This is not only unhealthy for the dog but can also be distracting for the driver. WJpU2ep.