Zoe does this with my 6 year old too. I think she knows if she does it, it gets my attention and then I tell him to back off. It's usually when we're sitting on the couch and she's all snuggled next to me and then he wants her to come snuggle with him and she just wants no part of it. She has never nipped at all and I feel it's totally appropriate for her to say back off. And honestly, I'd be upset if it happened but I tell him that she's warning him and if he ignores it, he deserves to get nipped. |