[abbie's mom]

Originally Posted by RawfedYorkieLuv

"Traction"; ROFL!

I tried the towel thing in the beginning but instead of eating, all they did was roll around on those towels as they do after bath time!

Yeah....actually. Well, my Mozart is a pretty smart guy, and he learned the rule Keep the food on the towel, when I made him pick it up and "put it back" when he would drag it off onto the floor. In the beginning, if he left the room with his meal, it was taken, and he fasted that meal. No towel = no food. And, he has learned that it slips around less if he keeps it on the towel. I've watched him pick it up from the floor and return it to the towel and use it as a tool! Mine don't roll around on the towels; but, I do have to watch Ms. Abigail, as she'll just walk all over it if I don't pick it up right away.

They spend about 5 minutes moving their RMB's from one side to the other inside their xpen until everybody has settled into a spot that suits them, lol. Plus there's the coveting of things! "Even though his bone looks exactly like mine, maybe his tastes better!"

....LOL too funny, but True!

I have watched them "exchange" their pieces between each other without any aggression at all but actually with a lot of love and respect. Have you heard of this?

...No, but I'm not surprised, and how sweeeeeeet is this?! It makes sense, too; if nutritional needs of each member of the pack is being fulfilled, no need for food aggression. Well, unless one member is a little snot, like Abigail, and just throws her weight around. Mozart has always deferred to her. He could easily snap her neck with one bite; but, rather views her as a necessary annoyance. I've only heard him even growl at her once at mealtime, and that was recently. She was soooooooooo insulted! And, shocked , I might add.

My 1 year old female even appeared to be showing the new female puppy how to do this chewing thing and kept bringing the chicken wing to her the first couple of times when I first switched her diet!

....aawwwwww See...they WANT the pack to thrive!

Yeah, well, I guess another myth is that pack behavior is savage!

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Btw. thanks for mentioning the chicken feet, I totally forgot about those! Past Halloween, I colored the nails on the chicken feet with KoolAid because my dear friend from Seattle was visiting and I wanted to freak her out as she's totally squeamish about prey model and feeding time! ROFL

....heheheheh...you sound like my evil twin . About three years ago, my Red Hat chapter was hosting a 'Hen Party'. The object was to dress as any bird or fowl of your choice, and bring bird-related dishes, etc. Well, I put together a costume of sorts (a chicken); but could not attend, so I sent my representative. I sealed a chicken foot in a food saver bag, so it would be safe for handling; and left instructions that it should be passed around, and each member should share something about themselves when it was their turn. LOL They weren't at all surprised that I would do that.