Originally posted by Dixieland Dancer
Leslie, I do not know enough to form an opinion on why this is suddenly occuring. It may be that Kersey is feeling the stress of all that has been going on in your families life but then again it may be something totally different. I would really like to understand better so bear with my extra questions.

1. How old is Kersey (approximately)?
2. How old was she when she was given up by her previous owners? Or How long was she in the shelter?
3. Do you know anything about her past history before you got her?
4. How is she with Graham? Does she try to be the alpha dog over the two of them?
5. Does she obey you when you give her a command immediately or does she do it when she feels ready too?
6. Is she spayed?

I am really interested in knowing how Kersey and Grahams relationship is.

Thanks for the additional info. I will write more after I get your answers.
1)Kersey just turned a year old.

2)She was fostered with a family for a month before she came to me. Before that, she was a stray.

3) maybe some very slight dominent behaviors from her. For the most part, I see that they are about equal in heiharchy, but Kersey does show some very subtile dominent traits (coming in first through an open door, getting to the water dish first after a walk)

4)When I give her a command she obey's immediately. She is very obedient. She would never, ever do such bad things while we are home, which leads me to assume she knows that she is misbehaving.

5)Yes she is spayed, and she never did have her first heat. She was spayed before I adopted her.

My guess is that she is acting out out as in effort to get more attention. I do admit that I have not been spending as much time with the dogs as perhaps I should be, but I have been so busy that I just can't right now. Graham understands and he's always a good boy, but Kersey may just have a different way of voicing her opinions.

I am going to take them both to the Bark Park today and maybe tomorrow also, as they have not been in weeks. Hopefully it'll give Kersey the release she needs.

Thanks for the help. Candy, what do you suspect I should do about her slight alpha traits? Since they appear to be so similar, should I go with that? Or should I start treating my precious Graham as the omega?