my daughter got joey when she was in college. he has always been a spunky little guy but it seems as though very recently he has become a bit more casual...when the baby came along he didn't seem to care like the others did...he just figured he was still "top dog". more recently the baby is enamored with joey and I wonder if he realizes it. he's calmer especially around the baby. maybe he's turned that "older dog" corner finally. he's about 7 or maybe 8. he's the only male out of 4 dogs so he's got a lot of responsibility keeping all the ladies happy so maybe it's just a combination of things that contribute to the current situation : )