How can I teach my dog to calm down?

If she doesn't know the commands "sit" and "down", teach her.

She needs to learn she isn't going to get what she wants when she's hyper. When she's hyper, ignore her, then tell her to "sit" and "down" if she won't stay, then she doesn't get what she wants. She ONLY gets what she wants (attention, treats, food, a walk, to go outside, playtime with another dog, whatever she wants) when she is CALM. After she has calmed down (not just if she sits and remains excited), you can tell her she's "good" and then she can do whatever it is she wants to do that she got so excited about to begin with.

She will figure it out if you stick with it. Some of my dogs get very hyper and excited when they see me grab a leash or collar. I don't even put the collar and leash on them until they are calmly sitting. Then, sometimes we have to wait again until we can walk out of the door because they only get to go out when they're calm. Dogs are smart and they learn what they can and cannot do very quickly.

The important thing is to either ignore her completely (not even any eye contact) while not allowing her to do what she wants until she's calm OR to tell her to sit & wait for her to be calm before proceeding. You cannot make exceptions or she will learn that she can sometimes get away with it.

Training.........you don't say how old your dog is, but she sounds like she is still a puppy. Teach her commands like sit, stay, lay, etc. Don't give her any attention when she is misbehaving....tell her "NO" and "Sit" "Stay". Keep her on a leash if the other puppy is around. Don't let her be around the puppy by herself. Make sure you walk her at least an hour a day, run with her if you can. Mostly it is all just consistant training.

Well first take away her ability to see the puppy either put her in another room or close the blinds. Second give her a firm "NO!" when she starts freaking out and jerk her collar to get her attention. Third try working with your neighbor. Do exercises where your neighbor brings out her puppy and you sit with your dog holding her collar. Keep telling her "calm, calm..." when she starts to get excited say "NO!" firm and loudly. When she calms down give her praise and a treat..It will take while but she'll get it :) Good luck..

A book called "Control Unleashed" by Leslie Mcdevitt will give you the tools you need to teach her to stay calm around any dog.

There is a series of games that you use to keep your dog under threshold. These games are useful tools in the real world for your dog to recognize the situation and stay calm.

This book is light years ahead of any other book out there on hyper unfocussed dogs! it worked on my dog and she is now able to ignore most dogs that go by in the park and focus on me at fly ball practices and other dog venues!

Have a heart erica!

Maybe get an invisible fence?

take her out running

or take her to a dog park so that she can run around