I kind of understand what Ceaser said when you pull the leash tight that actually made your dog more excited. Postman rang the bell around noon when Oki was napping in the tv room. I didn’t bother to wake up Oki and pull him on the leash while opening the door. So I just walked and opened the door, and talked to the postman. Oki slowly walked over, swagging his tail but wasn’t overly excited. I then held on to his leash, but not pulling. He was standing at the door looking at the postman. By the time we ended our conversation, Oki was just sniffing, swagging his tail, didn’t bark or jump. I wonder if there’s anything I did differently this time, which didn’t make him overly excited… ummm… very interesting