I’m not sure if it’s really jealousy or a sign of dominance, but Oz gets awfully pushy when I’m petting Murph. It’s not as noticeable with Maddie, because it’s pretty well established that Maddie rules the roost, but I think he and Murph are still jockeying for pack position, as Oz gets older. So whereas if I’m petting Maddie, Oz will cautiously approach to get petted too, always at the ready to scram if Maddie even looks like she’s gonna move towards him, with Murph he gets right between us and then repeatedly shoves his nose at Murph and mouths him.

I give Oz an “UntUh” and then get him to “Sit” and then pet both at the same time. Not sure if that’s the right thing to do, but it seems to help. He’s not as obnoxious with nosing and mouthing Murph as he was.

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