In article , dogsnus wrote:
She exhibits some odd behaviors that are contradictory
in my experiences. She is at times, the definate
female in the house and all the boys tiptoe around
her when she reminds them she's top dog,but she
also has virutally none of the attitude when it
comes to letting the Lab consistently steal her
toys from her that she's just retrieved.
The same goes for her food.
That's oddity #1.

Can't speak to the nipping, but what you're describing above
is pretty normal for an aging bitch that's transitioning
from Absolute Monarch to Figurehead Ruler.
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