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We have three dogs. The older two are big dogs (over 70 pounds each) and they could care less about TY. They kiss his face when he needs a clean up after a bottle, and do drive by lickings when he's playing on the floor. They aren't as careful as I would like them to be when they walk by and we are on the floor. I figure that will come with time. Our smaller dog is a corgi. He's great with the big dogs, and us, and horrible with everyone else. I was worried about him feeling replaced when Tyler came. He is Tyler's biggest protector. Part of their bond comes from the fact that Dewey was IN LOVE with Tyler Paci's...the soothie kind. He was sure they were really his, and wanted to chew them all the time (talk about chocking hazard) When Tyler had them in his mouth, Dewey was always close by. At first I was really afraid of him being too rough with Tyler, but he was always very gentle and seemed to be content just wanting to guard the paci. He would lay with Ty and I on the couch, or under Ty's swing when he was in it. When Ty would really get going, sucking on the paci, Dewey would watch him and turn his head side to side. Now that Ty no longer needs the paci, Dewey has just gotten used to being near Ty, so he still always is. Dewey, is afraid of his own shadow. We put a new tag on him with our address and phone numbers and it jingles and he runs and hides and pees on the floor. Then he ran out the dog door to get away from it. He's a scaredy cat. He barks when he's frightened, but doesn't growl or snap. Having done a lot of training with our older 2 (they are rescues) the biggest thing (and it was HARD for me!) is to be the leader. Be the pack leader and your dog will know that even though things are different, it will be okay. Fearful aggressive dogs are dogs that are afraid, but they don't trust that their owner will take care of the problems, so they try and fix it. Good Luck