Lacie did it when she was a puppy, but not as an adult.
It is actually quite common.
A couple things to try: Teach your dog to always greet visitors with a toy in her mouth. That way she is somewhat distracted. Also, tell your visitors to ignore her completely for the first five to ten minutes or so that they are there. No talking to her, no making eye contact, no touching her. After she is calm, then they can pet her. This teaches her that she will rewarded with attention only when she is calm.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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