Rosie (part Rott) was always a leaner, and she would often put her foot on top of mine while leaning. I always like it (she was very touch-oriented), but she seemed to lean harder when Star was around. A trainer told me Rosie did this to let Star know that Rosie was "claiming"me, kind of like resource-guarding. The trainer thought we should discourage it. However, after Rosie died, Star took on several "Rosie" behaviors, including leaning on us, which she never did in all her 7 years! so, I'm not sure what THAT means, except that it seemed like Star took comfort in emulating her lost friend's little quirks.