Valley of Gold Girl, you might hold your breath until your breathing stops forever

She was getting too big to pick up like this, but Dusty Rose made a valiant effort to get his jaws around her anyway. And yeah, he chomped. Just a little! As a treat! More of a squeeze, really, but this child liked to play rough. He growled deep in his throat while he fended her off (sometimes while she was actively in his mouth) and eventually knocked her over so that he could lord his toughness over her for a moment.

"Guess you're a better dancer than a brawler," he said glibly as he let her up, his tail whisking. "Or maybe you're just tiny. Hey — you wanna learn a different dance?"