BARK / Snarl competition. Zim did not want Marley to kiss. Maddie differed. Young Marley kissed EVERY dog hello when he arrived - always. Maddie had "raised" Marley at the park since he was a shy little pup. Maddie was basically the "queen" of the park and kind of Marley's school teacher / nanny / aunt. No one was gonna talk to her little boy like that.