Well, Dolly had Desi cleaning her face and preening her since his second day here. It is a submissive behavior in Desi's case. Dolly will look at him and he will start licking...and if that doesn't work, she will take one of her legs and tap it against Desi to get his attention and then he starts licking and cleaning. I used to watch Dolly before I got Desi and think of what a good big sister she would be...I could envision her licking the puppy like a Mama would do...no way...Diva Dolly Dee is the Alpha and she will stand very tall and not move as he is cleaning her if she is standing up. I have observed Desi doing the same thing when Mandy is over here...the same standing still while Mandy is submissive to him and cleans his face.
--- In [email protected], "K. Ritchie" wrote: > > Jax does this to my lab all the time too.  She doesn't do it to him which is > probably a good thing.  Her tongue is almost as big as he is.  She is the > one that he has bonded to and they snuggle a lot if he isn't sitting in my > lap.  He also takes all the toys to her bed and I have to clean it out so > there is room for her to lay down. > > He has become quite the recliner potato since I had my knee replaced Jan 7th. > Such a great little buddy during my recovery. > > Today he caught a tooth on my wedding ring and popped out the diamond. I > panicked because I thought the diamond was in his mouth but I found it on > the carpet.  Didn't do a thing to his tooth and I was hoping it popped it > out.  He is retaining his top canine and his new teeth are starting to come > in.  I hope they will push them loose and I can pull them. >  > Kay  > > > ________________________________ > From: Nancy > To: "[email protected]" > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 6:20 PM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Dog washing question > > >  > My dogs seem to be spending a lot of time washing each other - often the eyes > and face, but sometimes legs, backs,sides - and the recipient just sits > there. Are they just pack bonding? Or is there some kind of meaning here? > > Thanks! >  > Nancy, Pepper, Rascal & Rocky > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
