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This hovering over him and sitting tight to him seems to me that you're sending him a message that he's right to be worried and that he needs some kind of protection from the arriving guests. It's like holding the leash too tight when someone approaches - it sends the message to the dog that you're worried so he should be worried, too.When somebody comes to the door we have him sit and we sit tight to his body while keeping him in his sit and then let him smell, get treat and go back to a sit.