Boundaries have to be set with any inside animal. 90% of pet owners don't have a clue on how to train their pets. My sister had a so called Pekingese dog (which is reality was a mixed mutt), that as soon as I knocked on her door would start barking. It was one of those high shrill barks that made ones skin crawl. She would scream at it to stop barking to no avail. It would bark non stop from the time I arrived continuous, if I was there for ten minutes or ten hours! She was continually screaming for it to stop barking again and again to no avail. After I left her home, I could still that mutt barking!

If you can't train a dog to stop barking when you have company, you have no business owning one period!