He ' s being confused with Mr . Peanut , which might not seem intuitive immediately , but they have very similar outfits <| sep |> add that L to Illinois now lol . <| sep |> at rGunime <| sep |> For the overexcited behavior around friends crate training is a big help for that . You can crate her while people arrive , and once everything settles down a bit , let her out to greet people . Flicking her on the nose is just going to confuse her more than anything . Your best course of action is to give her a gentle timeout when she ' s overexcited , so she can settle . As far as not listening to you , that ' s a little more difficult . She ' s a malamute , so she ' s going to be stubborn and a bit indifferentindependent . I ' d suggest trying out really highvalue treats , seeing if anything can coax her . Obedience classes should also help with that .