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Hokule'a · 03-15-2007, 04:45 PM

I have recommended 'scruffing' them but I have never meant picking them up by the skin of the neck. I 'gently' grab the back of their neck and give a little shake and I do mean little and I am not lifting them up at all. Hoku is actually rougher at it with her brother when they are playing than I have ever done. Perhaps I use the wrong terminology when I say 'scruff'. Sorry.

03-15-2007, 04:45 PM	#8
Hokule'a Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 4,591	I have recommended 'scruffing' them but I have never meant picking them up by the skin of the neck. I 'gently' grab the back of their neck and give a little shake and I do mean little and I am not lifting them up at all. Hoku is actually rougher at it with her brother when they are playing than I have ever done. Perhaps I use the wrong terminology when I say 'scruff'. Sorry. __________________ Eva and her keikis: Hokule'a, Kalani & Pi'ilani