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  • senjiS

    Deke is almost 5 he has always been a bit of a talker. We added the two BRAT girls (Gracie 6 and Britty 8) on Saturday 11/10. All seem to be adjusting well. We have the typical snarking and are working out who is alpha.

    Last evening Deke started talkin even more! He Baroos more and does that bark-like noise. He just in general talks more! Do you guys thnk he's doing for our attention(which he gets a lot) or is he talking to them. Sometimes it is direct toward us and some toward them. Some times it seems random.

    It's not a problem we think it's cute. Just putting it out there.

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