I don't agree that hissing is a bad thing always. I had a little deaf girl named Dixie years ago. I taught her to roll over with hand signals, and then she got a treat. She thought if she rolled over at something she would be rewarded, so she would roll over in front of a closed door, or the kitchen cupboard she played in, I suppose thinking she would be rewarded by them opening. Which she usually was if I saw her. My point was that she would hiss at them while rolling over. Sort of a "hello, don't you see me here!!!" If she wanted someone to play, she would ambush them and then hiss. -- Pat BEby [Posted in FML issue 5152]