Thank you both for your responses, I greatly appreciate them!

Logan, please let me know what your friends say!

Souraya, what you said makes perfect sense--especially taking him for rides in the car. Unfortunately, the only time he has been in the car was to go to the vet (about 8 times in two months), so I can understand his apprehension.

He is a Cairn Terrier and he is small, 10 lbs (he was under 6 when we rescued him). We have another dog, a Pekingese, that he plays wirh in the yard alot,so that is good. He is actually the Alpha, although we have had Poo Poo for 6 months before we got Snowy.

But when my friends come over, he loves some of them, but with others he does not stop barking and he gets himself all upset over it.....which in turn, is very hard for visitors as well (although Snowy's well-being of course is my primary concern).

Do you know how I should tell my friends to react to him? Should they maybe go down to his level, give him a treaty (we call them treatys!), etc.?

Thanks,

Jordan