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I was surprised recently when Dinette, my female Greek, started nipping at fingers. A little experimenting convinced me that it is the desire to defend her food bowl that is causing her to try to literally bite the hand that feeds her. She likes being hand fed well enough, but sometimes she is clearly going for the finger. Maybe she likes finger food. She is quite unperturbed at being handled and picked up, say to be taken outdoors or photographed, and does no nipping under these circumstances.
So I don't really find the aggression a problem. As long as the intrusive finger completes its business of feeding or adding food to the bowl promptly, she doesn't get too worked up. She eats like a horse. Should I be limiting her food? She's pretty lively, generally.
So I don't really find the aggression a problem. As long as the intrusive finger completes its business of feeding or adding food to the bowl promptly, she doesn't get too worked up. She eats like a horse. Should I be limiting her food? She's pretty lively, generally.