Our 7 month old Daschund has a new baby, alas it’s only a stuffed monkey. Two months ago, she had her first doggie period thingie and my housemate bought her a new toy over the weekend. For three of four days before this, she (the dog) had been scratching around in the back yard, attempting to build a nest.
Now the mutt won’t let her monkey out of her sight. Anyone gets close - she snarls and growls and bares her teeth - trying to be as scary as a foot long tiny legged dog can be. Is this normal behaviour, or is our dog even more disturbed than we had previously suspected?