Snowy is trying to rule the other 2
Do I do anything about this? I have never had 3 OES at one time. It is fun but I want the 2 kids to be happy too. |
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| Are they unhappy about it?
If there's squabbling, then the pack isn't "settled" and they're working things out. If they can do it without bloodshed and get past that, great! Me, I still intervene. Not in terms of who does what first - I could care less. In my house there is one numero uno - me. After that, as far as I'm concerned, they're all subordinates but equal to each other. If they disagree and can do so peacefully, fine. If not, the instigator gets told to knock it off. There is some sibling rivalry between the two little girls. If I took one to herding, her head gets swelled. If I took the other to a show, her head gets inflated. That night they may trash talk quietly to each other - Mace will try to control Sybil's movement, whilst Sybil has moments of grandeur relative to the bed. If I catch Mace in action, I step between the girls and start gently pushing her around until she gives. If Sybil woofs at somebody because they're too close to her prime possession (me) after we've gone to bed she finds herself unceremoniously booted off the bed. Both actions cause head deflation and result in a return to peace <g> Bottomline, as long as they all remember who is really in charge (me) and there are no real altercations, I let them be to sort things out. I know in some households there is real rancor and disharmony. I guess ask yourself where you see this going and if you think the two others are mellow enough to care less about the little princess' tactics? Kristine |
| Thank you so much. There is no real discord.. Sonw just wants to be #1 and puts her face up first, the other 2 don't seem to mind. I give them all on on one each day. I just was concerned to Snow would get out of hand. |
| We do very similar actions to what Kristine mentioned. If Lucy is getting bossy at Oliver for trying to steal her bone, I take it. If Oliver gets angry at Lucy for getting on the couch, all dogs off the couch for me to lay down. Yes, they need to establish order, but as long as it harmless and they know YOU are boss they need to work it out between themselves. |
We also tell Yuki to LEAVE IT when she gets all bossy which is all the time. She is real good about listening. Too bad Mequpak just ignores me when I tell him to stop biting his sis. He's constantly giving Yuki a headache. Considering the headache he gives us when he starts up, we can't imagine what it's like for her.  She clearly has that "can we shoot him?" look on her face when he gets in one of his moods. |
I let them work it out - until it gets to the point that it starts to intensify (sometimes Marleya nd Morgan you can just hear them trash talking each other, as it gets mroe intense I say cut it out and put them in downs till they calm down. But do I care if one is always first for a treat or a ball? Nope - as long as there isn't blood shed  |
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