Miss Kyrie Borzoi prefers not to share

One of Rawley's less-engaging (although entirely understandable) traits is an unwillingness to accept that Kyrie, my 11-year-old Borzoi, is never, ever going to play with him. Ever.



Frequently in the evening he starts play-bowing and barking at her, which she simply ignores like the Russian princess she is.



But Rawley is not what you'd call a "morning dog." I often have to put a leash on him to drag him out of bed for his morning walk. And most of the time, when we get back, he goes back to sleep while I make breakfast, check email, etc. In fact, I can't think of a time when he's pestered Kyrie in the morning -- until today.



Rawley had sleepily done his morning routine and was hanging out in the living room while I made breakfast. Kyrie was in the bedroom at the back of the house.



I heard them walking around, but that's not unusual, so I just kept doing what I was doing. Then Rawley started barking from the bedroom.



"That's enough," I called from the kitchen. This sometimes works for a minute or two.



Not this time.



I washed my hands, and was drying them on a towel as a walked down the hall. "Rawley, stop bothering Kyrie, you little..."



I stopped. Rawley was standing next to the bed, every inch of his body bristling with indignation.



Kyrie was sprawled out on my bed, chin tucked protectively over the two brand new dog toys my friend Dawn had sent them the day before, and which Rawley had been playing with ever since I took them out of the box.



Kyrie looked at me over the toys. "Rawley said he wanted to play," she explained. "This is a new game. I call it 'taunting the puppy.'"

Comments

[Vicky]

My 13 year old cat, Bo, does that to our dog, Darby. Bo will walk across the floor and sit on top of one of Darby's favorite toys, making sure a bit of it is peeking out from beneath his chest. Darby will then go into spasms of bowing, whining, running in circles and play-charging Bo in an effort to get the toy back. Since he's afraid of the all-powerful Bo Kitty, he can't actually touch him or force him off of the toy. Bo just sits there, smugly ignoring Darby, knowing he's won another round.

[Liz Palika]

snicker.....Good Princess!

[jansfunnyfarm]

Hahaha. Sounds like she got back at him for annoying her.

[Gina Spadafori]

You go, girl!

[Erich Riesenberg]

There was a crazy study reported on NPR recently (I think).



I think dogs were given food or treats and if they did not get as much as the other dogs they got upset.



Incredibly, this was attributed to a sense of fairness.



I don't think dogs care much about being fair, they are simply selfish, mildly at least. My dogs will pass over a half dozen toys to get the one the other dog has been playing with, and they are all the same type of nylabone.

[Christie Keith]

Kyrie has a very well-developed sense of fairness. She gets all the toys, food, walks and attention, and she allows Rawley to live.

[Leslie K]

Sounds fair to me Kyrie !

[Evelyn]

Sounds fair to me, also. Kyrie has the experience to know what is best--for herself!



My big cat Sophie took all the good spots that Inca had and told little Inca that those were hers alone and not to dare going near them. What could Inca do but comply, or risk a fight with someone twice her size.



Kyrie, you are so generous to let Rawley live!

[viv hardy]

Big Dogs always make the rules. if they can take it its theirs , they run dont walk, they are not responsible for missing cats ands they dont do leads. Well that's what my borzoi keep telling me. Nor are they oparticularly fond of their two yappy shelty housemates. Cheers Viv