He was staring at her, I suspect, to induce her to get up and get him a toy out of the toy basket. He had walked over to it early in the session, looked at her, and then looked back at a prize toy. She started to get up to fetch it for him. The toy basket was low, open, and easily accessible. There was nothing to stop Sandy from picking up the toy himself, except Sandy’s apparent preference for his owner to do it for him. I suggested that the owner let him get it himself. She explained that she always got Sandy’s toys when he asked. I turned to look at Sandy, who remained standing beside the
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