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Originally Posted by brunie's mom  Sounds like very pushy behavior to me. 
Why are you allowing her to groom you? Get her out of your bed and into her own bed on the floor and stop allowing her to groom you.
It sounds like she is running the show...and I see no reason why you are letting her do this.
Gina |
Well I am not sure if I agree with that assessment.
"Dogs are pack animals and in the wild, dogs and wolves groom each other as part of normal pack social behavior and subordination."
I see no reason to force her to cease her natural social ways if it is not offensive to me nor causing a problem in the household. Our bed is their bed and they wait for us to get in before they are allowed to enter so there is no real pushy or aggressive behavior there. I mean they wait for permission to come up. When it is cold they want to sleep next to the warm spots when it is hot they want to be separate and close to the fan. It all seems to make sense to me.
How many of us have big dead beat dogs that lie there like logs? Rotts are famous for that. I think my question was just to get an idea of how many owners here get the grooming sessions. Maybe I was not clear in that; my bad.
It can't just be my rott I mean she learned it from her older sister and has now taught it to her younger sister. They all groom each other constantly, and all want to be allowed the privilege of grooming us. I may be totally wrong here but I don't see it as pushy at all; in fact i see it as an affectionate and loving way of her maintaining the social bond and pack order in my house.