Hi, Melissa. Moxie does exactly the same thing. Although she usually prefers ankles to calves. Just a nip, and then ZOOM, she's outta there. Usually it seems to mean "Get off your butt and chase me, you big clumsy human." That's my 2 cents worth of analysis, anyway. John & Rebekah Alexander & Moxie ("Man, some people just don't take a hint, do they?") PS: Say hi to Ann Arbor for me. I got my Ph.D. there, and am glad to hear that Michigan is no longer a FFZ. We can now breath easier when we bring the kids on road trips to visit friends. [Posted in FML issue 1315]