[Amanda7]

I just read another thread regarding leaving a dog in the house or in a crate because he barks so much that you cannot have a conversation. My two yorkies usually get excited when someone comes over, and it takes a few minutes to calm them down. Then they are fine. But today was different...
We had a guest over for a 'working' lunch. We are building a house and needed to go over some plans. My two yorkies took an immediate dislike to this person as soon as she came in. They both barked non-stop, Snickers actually bit her leg (she had jeans on, thank God), they were both growling aggressively, and it was general mayhem the minute she entered. We tried all our usual methods to calm them down. The 'pennies in the can' has been working lately. It did nothing today. Nothing seemed to work. Finally we put them both in the crate in the other room, and they both barked, growled, cried, on and on, non-stop. Finally, my husband and I had to sit with a dog each in our lap, while we tried to work. Each time the lady moved, they both growled aggressively. She was very uncomfortable, and I'm sure she was thinking that we didn't have a clue about controlling our dogs. (which isn't true). They never usually react this way, but today they were uncontrollable. We obviously cannot allow this to happen again, and we plan on working on this problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!