[Ckimba99]

Hi,



My dog's name is Rosco, and he is about 13 months old. He's been socialized to be with other dogs outside, and other people...

My biggest issue is inside my home. I moved and since he's been 8 weeks old, I haven't had too many people over. The only person was my older sister when he was about 4 or 5 months old. He did very well then.

Now, my problem is, I'm going to be having a friend from out of town in a few weeks come and stay with me for probably a month.

I'm not sure how he will react. The last person that was in my home was when I moved, and the movers were moving in my furniture.

At that time, I put him in a crate, in the living room where he could see what was going on. Rosco became very loud, barking, and very anxious. He didn't growl, but he just barked and barked and barked.

The 2nd time, was when I had an electrician to come fix a few thing in my home, this time, it wasn't as outrageous. He barked of course, but his erratic behavior only lasted for a few minutes, when he I believe realized everything was ok. Now, I do believe that a lot of the reason why he went nuts when the movers were here, was because they were coming in and out, moving furniture, and it was definitely not a calming environment for him, so I can give him that.

But what it comes down to is I failed to socialize him in my home.

So, my question is how do I go about doing so now? I don't have really many friends, considering I just moved again... and all my family is out on the West Coast. So, how do I go about doing this? I'm not sure what his intentions are when he is in his crate when people come over... I truly deep down feel that sure, if I were to let him out when someone comes over, he would be very very loud, and intimidating, but I feel he would warm up and get use to my friend with proper introduction.

All advice needed. Thank you.