Several years ago I had a male that would do this. He would do it to people that he liked. Sometimes he left a small bruise. The way he would nibble, I called "Flea Checking" LOL None of his litter mates or his parents did this, just Alf! Lyn Chernak -----Original Message----- From: Yvette Charron <mountainmomma@xxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:53:42 -0500 Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Nibbing My dog does this all the time to my Rag Doll(cat)From head to toe.She will go from the back of his neck to tail then flips him over and starts on his belly.Never hurts him.I am for ever cutting out huge matted balls of fur from the cat.She never does this to the other dogs or humans,just the poor cat.Do you think nibbling this may be some form of grooming? Yvette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================