changed behaviour

hi im after some advice please. i have a five year old staffy she is normally well behaved but this last few weeks when my granddaughter she is 11 months comes to visit the dog seems to go in protective mode and over alert mode .the dog does see the baby regularly, its only this last week or so the dogs behaviour has changed .
Thanks for reading

Hi ya, welcome to the forum

When you say protective mode do you mean towards the baby ?

hi Ian
I think it protective mode wen baby is here the dog barks at every bang or noise she can hear out side and stands by the baby barking but when baby not here the dog is very quiet and relaxed.
Thanks Melanie

Dogs being protective with the baby i had my niece and nephew to stay for a night mia kept checking the house and growling at the least noise.

Well the first thing to say is you could well be right. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier had the nickname of the Nanny dog for the very reason that they are very protective of children.

My own girl will bark and growl if me and my youngest son (15) lark about, it gets to the point we have to stop.

Is it just the noise that's worrying you or the heightened state? I would simply reassure her and try and distract and help her calm down so that she knows everything is ok.

thanks

If my stepson stays the night (at 24yrs) Katy will wake me during the night to go & check he's ok Certainly a nanny dog