My boy is a big boy, nice and healthy, 8lb baby. But my girl is a little thing, the vet had her on a supplemental food it was a soft meat and Blaine would always try to eat it. At one point I had to put up the safety gate and let them eat one at a time, I don't need the gate anymore though, Blaine has learned that he can't have Sabrina's food, so he sits and waits like a good boy while she eats, it took months to get him to understand that I had to keep them separate at eating time because he would eat her food, be patient she'll learn sooner or later, your not a mean mommy, I thought I was being mean, because Sabrina would run up to the gate and scratch at it like she was trying to help Blaine get through the gate, so it bothered me to put up the safety gate, but it all worked out in the end