Don't forget - as my vet says, we don't get a perfect bowel movement every time either! I think your dog is showing that he has a healthy gut and deals with each meal according to his needs on the day.
Have you ever seen proper Bassets that hunt in packs, JudyN? Unmistakably Bassets but far better made. Sometimes the front wrist joints could do with improving but they are bred for work not showing. They have the most wonderful voices.
Also bear in mind that while you know what has happened about her change of home, all she knows is that it has happened. She will come to trust you in time, and let you deal with dogs she thinks are getting too close, but until then she feels she has to protect herself because she doesn't yet...
I strongly recommend you neuter only one this time and the other when all has settled down hormonally (will take months) as otherwise you will have two dogs with chaotic hormones at the same time which will vastly increase the chances of aggressive behaviour.
A lovely lovely vet once said to me: "It isn't a growing-older competition - it's about quality of life".
You did the right thing at the right time. And how it hurts! Most of us here have been through the same, often many times, and we so empathise with you. I agree with everything the others...
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