[deonk1]

Is it the arrival of the people or the people themselves. Harley goes nutts when people are outside our apartment and when the doorbell goes he goes crazy. My trainer told me to teach him that the doorbell means "go lay down in your crate" apparently, if done right it's the same as teaching a verbal cue. I guess you start by teaching down, then a cue for go lay down in your crate, then have someone ring the bell while you cue lay down in your bed. practice and apparently it works. I'm trying that.

If it's the people, there could be many things, but I'd work first on their arrival. Maybe they are bringing in a lot of energy for the dog, and he gets excited. Try having a no look no touch rule for people coming in, until the dog is calm (yeah I know sounds like Cesar) But it really works for crazy hyper dogs sometimes. The moment they calm down then give praise and acknowledge them. Maybe he is scared of them, in which I would try to personally body block the people from the dog to give a sense of security. My trainer said that sometimes these guys are just so small that they depend on us to protect them. She recommends for the initial meet and greet to pick small dogs up, so that they are on the same level with people.

Those are my thoughts, maybe one of them will help. Also obedience classes never hurt. I'm planning on competing/becoming a trainer but even if I wasn't I've learned a lot in my puppy class just experiencing it with Harley.