Layla seemed to become the alpha of this group, which was so surprising to me because she has always been so submissive around any other dogs. She has always immediately flipped to her back when another dog comes up to her. But she came to this house, walked around like she owned it, and never once showed herself to be submissive at all. One of the younger playful pups was trying to play with her, and she nipped Layla's legs. First it was her back legs and Layla didn't feel a thing, but when she nipped at her front legs, Layla barked and gave her a little nip back, and for the next couple of hours we were there, that dog did not nip at her again!
Layla is definitely the oldest of the dogs, and it's surprising that even with her handicap they would consider her the strongest alpha in the pack.
I wonder if the male dog is trying to show her that he was the boss of the house?
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