Gracie has not had any competition from another dog yet but she does get in the middle of things if I pet one of the cats. She is even worse with my daughter. Of course my daughter is not here very much so Gracie feels she needs to dominate her time when she is here.
If your Lily is used to being top dog she is not easily going to step down from that position. Just like with adding a new baby to a human family you need to take time to include everyone when you add a new dog. Maybe teach Lilly to do things at them same time you teach the new one so everyone is included and no one feels left out. You just can't explain to a dog that it is not wanted at a particular time so you may as well include her in some way. |