Atomic Nerds

Kang and Kodos, rather than there being a clear alpha and a clear beta, have the sort of complex relationship with one another that’s fairly common to dogs (and humans, for that matter) of opposite sex. They tend to be much more concerned with intrasex pecking orders. Consequently, she defers to him some of the time (like guarding, in which she still looks almost totally up to him), bullies him mercilessly at other times, and at still other times he’s reminding her who’s really bigger by dragging her around by the neck for awhile while she yowls and complains.

Particularly, she is pushy about possessions. She will claim treats, toys, chews, beds, and favored nap spots from him just because she can. Kodos simply doesn’t care as much, so 95% of the time he lets her have them.

We brought a new dog bed home today, as we had two beds for three frequently used nap spots. Kang sniffed it extensively and decided she didn’t like it; when Kodos decided it was just fine, she threw a crybaby fit until she could take it back from him. (She only cared about the bed for about another minute.)

Many hours later, she walked into the room to find, imperiously spread out on the new bed she’d pissed and moaned so hard about Kodos taking before, the cat.

She took one long look, politely took the toy she’d left there, and went and lay down across the room to chew on it.

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