I know people who's problem is they don't take the dogs anywhere, so why train them? I try to convince them that if something happens to them, they need to be trained. What if the humans get hospitalized and the dogs need to be boarded? What about that horrible event every dog owner dreads when for some reason they absolutely can't keep the dog? A death? Nobody wants to take on a small poorly socialized dog.

My grandma's dogs are just as bad, even though one went to puppy class (she never worked with him further than at class). The thing about them jumping up, it hurts! She rarely cuts their nails and they scrape at your legs. When I go over there I immediately kneel down to their level so they can greet me without jumping. After they calm down they don't jump anymore.

My brother is actually babies his toy poodle too much. She's terrified of strangers, but not so much to bite. She just runs. He won't let me hold her because she's too scared. How else do you socialize a little dog?