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I'd never heard this term before, but stumbled upon it recently in a Patricia McConnell blog post. Does your spoo ever bop you in the face with his or her nose?
Peggy's hurt my face a few times now with a sharp, sudden shove. It never occurred to me it could be a precursor to a bite, but McConnell says it absolutely can be. Eek.
I know context is everything, but it always happens so fast, I can't get a read on her body language.
It happened just now while we were laying on the bed, lazily playing with a ball. In retrospect, maybe I was invading her personal space? I think I was leaning towards her face when it happened, but again...it was so quick. Is a shove from her nose acceptable in that case?
It's also happened while I'm just sitting on the couch, minding my own business (aka ignoring her).
BOP!!! Ouch.
She's usually got a toy with her, though, so again—never thought it was anything to actually worry about. Just unpleasantly demanding. She even recently threw a ball right into my face. Oh boy did that ever suck.
I'd obviously like to curb this behaviour, so if you have experience with it, let me know.
Peggy's hurt my face a few times now with a sharp, sudden shove. It never occurred to me it could be a precursor to a bite, but McConnell says it absolutely can be. Eek.
I know context is everything, but it always happens so fast, I can't get a read on her body language.
It happened just now while we were laying on the bed, lazily playing with a ball. In retrospect, maybe I was invading her personal space? I think I was leaning towards her face when it happened, but again...it was so quick. Is a shove from her nose acceptable in that case?
It's also happened while I'm just sitting on the couch, minding my own business (aka ignoring her).
BOP!!! Ouch.
She's usually got a toy with her, though, so again—never thought it was anything to actually worry about. Just unpleasantly demanding. She even recently threw a ball right into my face. Oh boy did that ever suck.
I'd obviously like to curb this behaviour, so if you have experience with it, let me know.