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[quote=Anonymous]So you’ve got a German shepherd and he’s doing his job. 
There isn’t a quick fix, but….
1. Find two phrases. The first one something like- I’ll check and see or something that relates to you looking at the door. Second one is - quiet-  that’s enough, thank you. 
Basically he needs to stop when you tell him to. 
You need to have a leash on him, and work on obedience training. 
The trick is that he needs to learn two thing - that a couple of barks is okay, and that not stopping is bad. 
Quiet is a command you can teach, and you have to teach him to bark first. 
Here’s the cheat sheet version 
Get a clicker and some treats. Have them on you and wait. When he barks at something (do not do this with a visitor yet) click and give him a treat, but don’t say anything. If you can get him to bark all the better. It might take a couple of days, but he will figure out that barking is good and look at you for a treat. As he starts to bark say, talk or bark or speak or whatever conmand you like and when he barks click and treat. It won’t take long for him to bark on command.’ 
When he stops barking click and treat. Again after a day or so pair the word quiet with the treat. In the beginning find times when he is looking at something but not barking to reward.

Once he knows both ideas, really understands, then you can give him a consequence for continuing to bark after you say quiet. I use a squirt bottle.

It’s not an overnight process, but the dog will figure it out and so will you. 
Bonus- when someone is at the door and you Don’t tell them it’s okay you’ve got it it ends up being a cue to continue being protective.

Oh! One last thing - with guests keep the dog on a leash and ask people not to pet him or interact until he’s calm

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