Thursday, August 17, 2006

Sibling rivalry

Everyday, there's a rodeo in our house. Bucking Berner and pouncy puppy all over the place. Good thing Sabrina is still small and Riley tires quickly, cuz it's quite a ruckus!
The two of them seem to enjoy each other's company and Riley has been happy to get all of his toys out. Toys, he really hasn't paid much attention to in months.

But of course Riley also takes his job of big brother seriously. Each day, Riley teaches her how to play with the various squeeky toys and encourages her to play tug-a-war with him. And each day as Sabrina develops more confidence, Riley also makes sure she knows her place in the household. Here he does the paw-on-the-head-maneuver:


And if that doesn't work, he goes into the head lock:


Things don't always work out well for Riley. Sabrina's a toughie.



In order to keep the peace, I have learned to get two of everything-like here with their bully sticks.

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