I appreciate your response...I am almost in tears over this..may sound silly, but it is really a problem in the house...hubby isn't nearly as "in love" with her and so it is not exactly bonding the 2 of them...I am going to look into the classes..When I had mercedes for 16 years she was the most perfect dog, and I think Brad keeps comparing the two..well, mercedes was already 10 years old by the time he and I met and of course she was well established..he never knew her in the puppy years..and she was 10 mos when I got her so she was passed a lot of the puppiness...she never tore any thing up, always came when called...never bucked authority..but it was nothing I taught her, it was her personality. Gracie is super headstrong..she is going to take some time to teach her who is boss..right now, she is tho..and that has got to change quick fast and in a hurry!!