<div dir="ltr">As a new basset parent, I apologize for all of the questions I've been posting (but boy are there a lot!) but I appreciate all the responses. THANK YOU!<div><br></div><div>Next one ... more serious than Sally's yeastie ears is the fact that she's testing me, I think. She's been with us going on three weeks, and now that she's getting comfortable in her new home, the sweetness with which she came to us is disappearing and her fiesty, dominant side is peeking through. </div>
<div><br></div><div>My husband established himself as pack leader early on, and she listens to everything he says and every command he gives her. She completely IGNORES me and has even growled/barked at me when I try to get too close to "daddy's" area of the couch. Matt and I can't even hug each other in front of her without her jumping up on me. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there anything we can do about this to nip it in the bud, or do you think it's time for some professional dog behavior help? The poor thing has been through a lot being abandoned and flown halfway across the world to her new home, but I've been giving her the benefit of the doubt for too long already and it needs to stop. How do I get it across to her that I'M the alpha female, not her?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Emily</div></div>