Have to say my girl lab is rather lacking in empathy for her brother. Not in loyalty. She's been v indignant he's been left behind on walks.
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He, on the other hand, is always finely tuned into her. Ignores her most the time coz she's annoying but if she's scared or sad, he's there.
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It's sweet. At first they were an introverted middle-aged man & a hyper teenage girl. This is when Prince perfected his long-suffering sigh
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Now, they're both middle-aged, Prince can sometimes go a whole day without sighing irritably at her. She's learnt to respect his space a bit
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it's partly a "theory of mind" thing. Dogs may be social creatures, but not adept at putting themselves in others' place.
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that's a very sophisticated human skill. Takes years and some social prodding (it's innate, but needs trained, roughly).
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