Well, Kyrill’s worst fear has been come true: Mitzi can now jump up on the sofa all by herself. For Kyrill, this means that he has lost the “upper paw” he had with her.
Prior to last week, Kyrill could steal any of Mitzi’s toys and chew bones, jump up on the sofa with them, and she couldn’t do much about it. Kyrill and Mitzi both have a “I’ll have what she/he is having” attitude about possessions. They want anything the other has. Now that she can ascend the sofa, she can more easily steal things back from him. We are happy with this developmental milestone since we no longer have to hoist her up all the time. Cesky Terriers are long dogs with short legs, and her back finally got long enough. Kyrill was definitely stressed and needed lots of pets and reassurance after her sofa jumping became regular.
Despite vying for possessions, the two dogs are always close by one another and snooze right next to each other all the time. They remind me of human siblings, with Kyrill taking the role of an older brother who wants to be dominant over his younger sister but who still tries to take care of her.
What sibling rivalry did you experience? How did your family cope with it? If you have more than one pet how do they get along?
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My two delinquents are so different in size that the orange tabby should be able to completely dominate the grey fluffball, but she manages to hold her own.
They get fed in separate places, but I’ve noticed he will wait for her to walk away before he moves in “to clean up”. They have some how worked things out. Snuggly in winter, not so much in summer.
Other than for the purposes of staged photos, our parents never really fostered a sense of “siblinghood” between my brothers and myself. Looking back on it, it was rather odd.
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