Bitey Bitester

Perhaps you've noticed it before:

Maybe it has caught your eye in some of the pictures I've posted:

It's possible you thought there was a health problem of some kind:

But, no. The issue at hand is that I have a donkey who's a biter:

Beau has been with us for almost a year now:

and in this time, poor Chester, my other donkey, has been bitten...:

received abrasions:

had his hair pulled out:

...and been made bloody:

...by this very oral donkey boy:

Beau loves to put things in his mouth:

and bite them:

Even if it's Chester:

Beau's style of play is very rough:

...and he's got really big teeth:

While these injuries worried me to no end in the beginning:

I check in with Chester regularly:

And he tells me that all is right in his world:

He considers himself one of two peas in a pod:

And he's very happy with his buddy:

Chester assures me he is up for the challenge:

- that he can give it as well as he can take it:

and Beau's coat (occasionally) attests to this:

While my two, young, healthy, donkey boys enjoy quite a bit of rough housing:

...they also share a lot of quiet and gentle moments, too:

So these two really do seem to be doing just fine:

Even though they won't be poster models for perfect donkey coats any time soon: