Mave and Gordo have a complicated relationship that usually involves Mave pressuring Gordo to give up his produce items during meal times. Gordo has figured out how to barter with Mave by giving her a piece of an item to appease her and she usually will go away for a time after receiving tribute. However, the more positive side of their relationship is harder to get a glimpse of and usually when we do see it it is very short lived. Well today was our lucky day and we were able to capture a fairly long play session between these two, with Dora supervising or course!
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So fun watching them play… then Cy boy had to briefly come check you out and photo bomb the video!! Made me smile!
Good to see Gordito having some fun and to know he has friends!
I didn’t know Mave was bigger than he!
I actually thought those pant hoots was from Willy B, but….Honey B?
Thank you, that was a lot of loud chimpy laughter!
I never figured that Mave was the type to demand tribute! I guess Gordo knows to keep the peace. Mave also looks so much like her half-brother Terry in this video, wow. I also appreciate sweet Dora trying to groom Gordo’s butt while he’s playing.
Of course, Cy and Honey B can’t go for too long without their share of the attention. 😉
Wait. What?! Mave pressures Gordo to give up his produce items during meal times? And she gets away with these bullying tactics? Floofy, sweet Mave? That Mave? I am so surprised to hear this. Thank goodness you followed up this news with the video of Mave being the joyful, silly gal I imagined her to be. 😉
Gordo’s backwards leg extension tickle maneuver was irresistible.
Ikr!?
I guess the hierarchy is the hierarchy
So good to see Gordo playing. He seems to come across in the blog as a loner. Well, except when he’s bunny hopping ? Fun to watch all his personality sides come out.
Foxie would be jealous to see this video!
Exactly what I was thinking!