Actually, they may look as if they are fighting, but that are just playing! Mind you, Lesia, our German shepherd dog, often reprimands Tia, our smaller rescue dog, who can be a real tyke at times. If Tia is not getting the attention that she thinks that she deserves, she will pull Lesia’s tail, running off with a mouthful of fur hanging from her jaw, looking like an elderly gentleman with a grey beard..