He went in circles

[Branflake]

When I lived in Italy, my apt had marble floors. My friend asked me to keep her heinz 57 variety dog while she went on vacation for a week. He was a kind, gentle fella, but he was different than any other dog I had seen before (I have learned since that it is normal and that lots of dogs do it). He would go to the balcony door....go in a circle for at least 2 full minutes, paw the marble, do another circle in same place and finally lie in the radient sunny spot to take a nap. I would watch him over and over in amazement. Then at her house, but outside on the lawn, he would do the same thing....well, at least there he really WAS "fluffing" something. that marble in my apt sure did not fluff!

[marincat]

Your story was a good one for a laugh. It makes sense on the lawn, but I just pictured this little dog going round and round on the marble! Cats do the big turn around thing too and nine times out of ten end up in the exact position they had started in.

[sjasis]

My cat does that too, at night before he settles in on the bed- he goes around and around in circles and ends up in the same position he started in!

[MotleyMe]

Oh my! You know, cats do a strange ritual sometimes of getting up out of a sound nap, going around in a circle a couple of times, lying back down and going right back to sleep!

[Locus]

I guess he was winding himself up cuz he thinks he's a watchdog.LOL

[Locus]

Here's a neat video I came across.
http://www.sonnyradio.com/patchesthehorse.html