I'm not sure what it would signify, but you can try putting bitter apple on your feet and ankles before it's time for the "ritual". I'll bet that after one or two bites he'll stop. It's always worked for my biters/couch gnawers. Jeffrey Veiss ([log in to unmask]) PO Box 5400 Network Engineer Princeton, NJ 08543-5400 Corporate Telecommunications (609) 818-3308 Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc. (609) 818-???? (fax) [Posted in FML issue 2157]