We're sorting out *how* to put a stop to the 'bossypants' on the part
of the female, that's part of what I'm asking, I guess. If I correct
her in a loud voice, she ignores me, or just stops until I stop
correcting. If I pick up the food bowl (either one or even both), they
both just ignore me and wander off together. If I try to physically
correct the female, the male comes to her rescue - or thinks it is
playtime and jumps up on my licking my face, etc. I've tried pushing
her back to her food bowl and him back to his, but they both enjoy this
and think I'm doing some new daddy dance. Makes 'em all waggly.

I don't have a problem correcting either of them - when she has on
occasion cornered the cat or is in the process of doing some other
awful thing, I go grab her up by the scruff, give her the smack on the
bottom, and scold her in a loud deep voice that has her groveling and
apologizing in seconds, and her behavior has been improving on things
like that. But I don't know exactly how to get her to stop this one.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks