We have an almost 2 year old female Beagle and last week brought home our
newborn child. We had expected her to act differently, possibly jealous or
left out, so we made extra sure to pay special attention to her. I curious
if anyone knows what her actions mean. It doesnt seem like she's jealous,
maybe mroe like protective? Let me explain...

Any time the baby makes the slightest noise she jumps up and stares at him
goes over to him and sniffs. She constantly tries to sniff him but we keep
her a little at bay. Once a night or so out of no where she will jump up to
her feet bark (she NEVER barks) runs over to the windows growls and barks,
then comes back and lays down. A lot of times her face looks sad her ears
are up and tail usually wagging so Im assuming her facial emotions arent
always how we percieve them to be. She also kind of keeps to herself a
little more and is a LOT more settled/quiet then the week before.

I know its not much but based on this is she just being overly protective of
the baby or is she barking and growling like saying, god dam f'in people pay
more attention to the baby now grrr? Is she sad? Does anyone know any good
sites that explian what Beagle face expressions mean?

Thanks in advance