>Digger, my 9-mo. old gib, has recently started a new biting behavior
>that I find kind of strange.  I think it's his way of showing affection,
>but I'm not sure....
>
>If I'm down on the floor with him, or somewhere he can bite my arms, he
>will come up and chomp down on them!  He will lick for a bit, jockey for a
>good grip, and then, chomp!  he will bite down as hard as he can without
>breaking the skin.  Then he'll start all over, lick, find a new spot, and
>bite down again.
 
My Digger does the *lick, lick, chomp* thing, too.  Maybe we should have
chosen a different name. :-)
 
Carol
[Posted in FML issue 3663]