Doorbells

The doorbell rings and a river of gold surges down the hall.  I haven't personally heard it but guess someone must be there.   Just last week I attended a residential course on listening skills and we were thinking about the importance of noticing body language!  Well it's not too hard to interpret this body language! But I can't go to the door yet.  Will Goldie remember to ignore  the other 2 dogs and come to tell me the door has rung?  I stand at the far end of the kitchen and wait, hoping the person outside will have the patience to wait too!  Three excited golden bodies rush and surge by the door.  Will he remember?  Ah joy!  A head turns round, gazes back up the hallway, meets my eye and revelation dawns!  Next moment he is hurtling back toiwards me.  A huge wet nudge with his nose on my leg and as I say, all puzzled, 'What is it?'  back he rushes to the door again.  With tail wagging and excited sniffing he rejoins his friends.  I push my way through the golden sea and open the door.  Relief!  the long waiting visitor is still with me.  'Good Boy! You've done it!  A treat pops into his waiting mouth, always open like a baby bird's!
It's quite a feat even for a human to ignore what is natural and expected and go against the tide to do something different.  On this occasion Goldie got 10/10!