Sort of related: I have two dogs. Dog #1 (the larger male dog) requests food from us and when food has been provided he sort of goes and gets Dog #2 (a smaller

Sort of related: I have two dogs. Dog #1 (the larger male dog) requests food from us and when food has been provided he sort of goes and gets Dog #2 (a smaller female). He then stands guard over her until she's done eating and then he eats his food. Could be a similar dynamic at work here?