Nibbles

Kai has a new way to let us know that she wants our food since I told my husband that he was not allowed to feed her from the table. She used to lay her head on the table and cock it and look at him with her big brown eyes. He would laugh and gladly feed her a tidbit, he could not help himself. But since I scolded him, he has not been swayed by those big brown eyes, as much. So now she has taken to nibbling his elbows. It used to be a push with her nose, now the nibbles happen. Just little nips. I said you better not reinforce this behavior or she will be nibbling guests. She tried it with me but it usually does not get her what she wants. THe only thing she likes to nibble on me is my socks, unfortunately my toes are in them. I think she thinks I am a dog and she is trying to clean my feet like I do hers, I do not nibble my dogs feet. But she thinks my hands are mouths. This may be my fault because I bark at her using my hands. So I need to be careful as well. I have to nip the nibbles or she will try to nibble the children's fingers outside the fence. This will be misconstrued as a bite, I am almost positive and that would not be optimal. So I have enlisted the aid of a new weapon. Nibbles equal squirts. Will she even no why, probably not, but it may be just the negative reinforcement she needs. I do love to spoil her.