Day 135: Establishing Dominance

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When approaching a tasty new dish, it is important to establish dominance right away.

This ensures you waste minimum time arguing with your meal (so you can spend more time ingesting it).

First, walk confidently up to the dish and make direct eye contact.
First, walk confidently up to the dish and make direct eye contact.
Sample it right away (this also ensures it is worth the effort).
Next, be sure to sample it right away (this also ensures it is worth the effort).
Now you can "manhandle" it a bit to keep the intimidation factor high.
Now you can “manhandle” it a bit to keep the intimidation factor high.
Shaking it back and forth is a great way to show it who is boss.
Shaking it back and forth is a great way to show it who is boss.
You can also drag choice morsels off to one side so you can enjoy them fully.
You can also drag choice morsels off to one side so you can enjoy them fully.
If you spy a potential competitor coming towards you, again, practice direct eye contact.
If you spy a potential competitor coming towards you, again, practice direct eye contact while gripping the dish in your beak and stomping on it with one foot.
Finally, you can stand up strong and tall (if the adoring media happens to decide to take your photo as you do, so be it).
After you have run off the other (large featherless) predator, you are free to dine at your leisure. You can also pose for fan photos at this time if you feel like it.

Author: Shannon Cutts
Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

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Published by Shannon Cutts

Cockatiel, redfoot tortoise and box turtle mama. Author, writer, pet & people blogger.

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