Sulking, peed off or stressed. choose any word you like but bitch the older bitch obviously isn't happy at the moment. She's just going to have to put up with it. I would say the odds are that she won't kill it but eventually accept it and, since dogs are social animals, she'll be glad of the company in the long run. It's just a matter of time. I accept what you say about the pup's confidence taking a hit, but lip curling and snapping are part of the pup's socialisation and the pup will understand and accept that. Keep us updated Sweeney. As has been said the key is to get them out togethe