Monkey on HER back: My darling little Monkey.... She's absolutely the most beloved little girl. Her clue to me she wants to play is when she rolls onto her back and paws up at me. If I pay no attention then she'll get up and come a little closer so she can actually paw at me. I think she learned this because I always say I'm going to get her belly, and now she has made the connection between that and playing. Curing a biter: Taz used to be a biter. I don't know if he just grew out of it (like other animals do when they're not longer "babies") or if constant TLC cured him. He was by far a more frequent and harder biter that Monkey. I would have to pry his jaws open to get my finger back (did he think it was his or what???? I think he did). I was always consistent with him. First came the NO!!!! Then EASY!!!! with a scruffing. Then time out. After each step if he was good and stopped with the behavior, then I would stop with that step and offer him hugs and kisses for being a good boy. I used to consistently have to put him in back to back time out. When he learned he could get out of time out with kisses was not fun though. It was like he discovered he could fake me out thinking he was sorry for bitting me and turn around and launch a full forcd attack. He spent a couple of nights in his cage alone for that behavior (my kids usually have free roam, so his being teased by Monkey really got him). The torture continues: I'm sure (I think) a lot of the torture inflicted upon Monkey at the fangs of Taz is the direct result of their age difference. Monkey is almost a year (11/3/97) and Taz is 4 months (6/8/98). My question is, HOW MUCH LONGER IS TAZ GOING TO BE SUCH A SPAZ??? He never sleeps. Therefore he figures why should she. My precious is going crazy, how can I help? ************* "MINDS ARE LIKE PARACHUETTS, THEY ONLY FUNCTION WHEN OPEN" - ANONYMOUS [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2464]