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Let me first say, the Mia is a sweet girl and is good to her brother and does love him, and they do get along well, just like brother and sister..siblings however.......
Whenever it's chewy time, I or my hubby, get two chewies, I make them both sit, then they each get a chewy. Miss Mia will do one of two things, fly off with hers storing it away in another room, then she very :innocent: lays next to Leo, without her chewy, while he is having a grand old time with his :chili:, Next thing I know, something distracts the little guy, he stops chewing and Mia swoops in and takes his
. Normally, he will just come running to me, like Mom, she did it again
. So, I go find where Miss Mia hid hers, I get Leo's and I start again, make them sit, and then off they go, both happy with their individual chewies. There is no sqabling about it. Sometimes Leo realizes she is laying next to him, and does let a little growl out while he is chewing away, but then he forgets, and poof next thing I know Mia happily has his chewy
He always has a complete look of shock on his face, bless his heart, and yet she does it almost everytime.
Or she will be done with her chewy, comes once again and lays next to Leo, like a little :innocent:, he gets distracted, she swoops in and takes his chewy...Leo will just look at her like
and then if I don't intercede, he will just sit there and watch her enjoy his chewy
.
Again, there is no squabling, and I am able to take chewies off of both of them with no problem. IF Leo realizes what she is doing, he will growl a little, not at her, but over his bone, but mostly, he is normally in his happy little world, chewing away, and before you know it, Mia has his chewy.
Once I intervene, and correct, then she just stick to her own chewy.
But I really like to know why she does this
, I feel bad for the little guy when she does. Aside from that, she is really good to him and he to her, they play nice and all, just this one thing I just can't figure out why?
Is she just toying with her little brother? Neither really display any noteworthy behavior over the other as far as dominance. They are pretty much even.
Any ideas? Thanks very much.
Whenever it's chewy time, I or my hubby, get two chewies, I make them both sit, then they each get a chewy. Miss Mia will do one of two things, fly off with hers storing it away in another room, then she very :innocent: lays next to Leo, without her chewy, while he is having a grand old time with his :chili:, Next thing I know, something distracts the little guy, he stops chewing and Mia swoops in and takes his
Or she will be done with her chewy, comes once again and lays next to Leo, like a little :innocent:, he gets distracted, she swoops in and takes his chewy...Leo will just look at her like
Again, there is no squabling, and I am able to take chewies off of both of them with no problem. IF Leo realizes what she is doing, he will growl a little, not at her, but over his bone, but mostly, he is normally in his happy little world, chewing away, and before you know it, Mia has his chewy.
Once I intervene, and correct, then she just stick to her own chewy.
But I really like to know why she does this
Is she just toying with her little brother? Neither really display any noteworthy behavior over the other as far as dominance. They are pretty much even.
Any ideas? Thanks very much.