One of Tibbe's weird things is when I let him outside and when he comes back in, he always bumps one of my lower legs with his cold nose. After dark, and when I am letting him back inside and standing in the dark of the Utility Porch or even out on the back porch, I can feel that cold little bump on my leg to let me know he is on the porch in the room and present. If I don't have a light on in the room or the porch light and there is no moon and the door to the den is closed, it is dark on the back porch and in that room and you can hardly see a thing. Tibbe can come up onto the porch and in so quietly and blend in so well, I don't always see him but I do know he's there when I feel his little bump - cold if I am not wearing pants - on my leg and know he's checked in. Don't even remember when he started doing that but it is just his way of saying "Here I am - duty done!" It is so sweet and who needs words when you have a dog who finds a way to tell you what he feels you want to know!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |