We have a 7 month old shih tzu puppy and had her since 4 months old. Shes crate trained and spends a lot of time in there and we take her out periodically for play, exercise, training, feeding and etc. She has always been pretty quiet when we come home from going out. She used to also be quiet in the crate when guests come into the house. But the last two times when we had guests over, she started whining as soon as they entered the door. Today she was whining for 45 minutes wanting to come out and play when guests came over and we had to put her upstairs which was embarrassing. What are some suggestions to train her to stay chill in the crate when guests come over and greet them with calm manners when shes let out?
My plan is to desensitize her to people coming in and out of the front door when shes in the crate. Have someone come play the guest role and come in and out of the house to desensitize her. Move her crate to another room away from distraction when she whines and moves it back to the living room when she behaves. Any other suggestions?
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