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Take advantage of your opponent’s weaknesses.
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perhaps an opponent not…? rather a curious tug or friendly manipulation of a new friend’s most pronounced attribute… to be taken as nothing more than playful gesture. Presumably, it (pulling one’s ear) must not be hurtful or disrespectful play..? as would be biting one’s nose or pulling one’s tail (practices rarely seem among the playful ranks).
Note the eyes of the tugger trained on the eyes of the tuggee. looking for a metered response???? pushing the limit switch? or rather pulling.
Great snag – a real Beu-shot, of a moment in dog play that the normal human eye misses. Sadly we can only project, not fully understanding the meaning, yet we see the dogs come back for more in a manner of switching roles, like tormentor to tormentee and back… all in a playful game… practice for battles not yet fought.. like children playing war (or house – involves manipulating ears in a different manner)… socialization 101. surely that’s not Sally’s ear?
Dear Scary, I think it’s not that deep. They’re just playing, really. It’s Finn’s ear. No dog would dare pull on Sally’s (!) but Finn loves it.
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