Re: head rubbing/amusement

[Lynne Glazer <lglazer@cyberg8t.com>]

>>Around here we
call it "Equine Massage"  I turn my back, and my equine massages it.<<

I turn my back and invite Ember to rub, only on special occasions (like
post-competition only) and point to my, er, more padded assets for her
momentary delight.   She knows I can't handle it unless I brace myself
or against something.  I prefer to handle it by offering a scratch or
rub on material in my hand.  The pebbly gloves Angie describes are the
best!

On the other hand, since she was two, we have a "mutual satisfaction"
activity:  I scratch her, sometimes in the most unlikely spots, and she
reaches around and massages my back with her lips.  I can stand as far
back as her hip, facing the rear, and both of us are happy...unless I
hear her lips smack open, when I quickly remind her verbally, "no
teeth!".  Works 95% of the time, she's had a lot of practice over 5
years.  She leaves food for a scratch session, and that's really saying
something for my piglet.

Lynne
and Rem-member Me (Scratch me NOW!)
and Celesteele (no massage privileges yet)