A method for milking a dairy animal in milking operations by means of a robotic milking device, which robotic milking device comprises: - milking means with a plurality of milking cups (3-1, 3-2) to be attached to the teats (15-1, 15-2) of the dairy animal, - a teat position-determining device which is configured to measure the positions of the teats, - a robot arm which, in a rest position, carries all milking cups and which is configured to attach the milking cups to the teats, and - a control unit for controlling the robotic milking device in order to milk the dairy animal at an intended milking frequency in a milking operation, characterized in that the method comprises: - determining, by means of the teat position-determining device, if the distance (d1, d2; d3) between two teats of the dairy animal, in particular between two front teats and/or two rear teats, is greater than a predetermined first threshold distance, and - if said distance is at most equal to said first threshold distance, performing a usual attachment and milking step, comprising successively attaching and milking of all teats, but if said distance is greater than said first threshold distance, performing a modified milking step, comprising: - increasing the intended milking frequency of the animal, and/or - attaching a milking cup to and starting to milk a first one of said two teats, and thereafter attaching a milking cup to and/or starting to milk the other one of said two teats only after a waiting time, which waiting time is longer than with the usual attachment and milking step. - milking means with a plurality of milking cups (3-1, 3-2) to be attached to the teats (15-1, 15-2) of the dairy animal, - a teat position-determining device which is configured to measure the positions of the teats, - a robot arm which, in a rest position, carries all milking cups and which is configured to attach the milking cups to the teats, and - a control unit for controlling the robotic milking device in order to milk the dairy animal at an intended milking frequency in a milking operation, characterized in that the method comprises: - determining, by means of the teat position-determining device, if the distance (d1, d2; d3) between two teats of the dairy animal, in particular between two front teats and/or two rear teats, is greater than a predetermined first threshold distance, and - if said distance is at most equal to said first threshold distance, performing a usual attachment and milking step, comprising successively attaching and milking of all teats, but if said distance is greater than said first threshold distance, performing a modified milking step, comprising: - increasing the intended milking frequency of the animal, and/or - attaching a milking cup to and starting to milk a first one of said two teats, and thereafter attaching a milking cup to and/or starting to milk the other one of said two teats only after a waiting time, which waiting time is longer than with the usual attachment and milking step. characterized in that the method comprises: - determining, by means of the teat position-determining device, if the distance (d1, d2; d3) between two teats of the dairy animal, in particular between two front teats and/or two rear teats, is greater than a predetermined first threshold distance, and - if said distance is at most equal to said first threshold distance, performing a usual attachment and milking step, comprising successively attaching and milking of all teats, - determining, by means of the teat position-determining device, if the distance (d1, d2; d3) between two teats of the dairy animal, in particular between two front teats and/or two rear teats, is greater than a predetermined first threshold distance, and - if said distance is at most equal to said first threshold distance, performing a usual attachment and milking step, comprising successively attaching and milking of all teats, but if said distance is greater than said first threshold distance, performing a modified milking step, comprising: - increasing the intended milking frequency of the animal, and/or - attaching a milking cup to and starting to milk a first one of said two teats, and thereafter attaching a milking cup to and/or starting to milk the other one of said two teats only after a waiting time, which waiting time is longer than with the usual attachment and milking step. - increasing the intended milking frequency of the animal, and/or - attaching a milking cup to and starting to milk a first one of said two teats, and thereafter attaching a milking cup to and/or starting to milk the other one of said two teats only after a waiting time, which waiting time is longer than with the usual attachment and milking step.