This morning I noticed Blake staring intently across the room and getting agitated. I looked to see what was upsetting him but there was nothing there. Then I noticed that a white label on a pillow was flapping in the breeze. I was puzzled that it was upsetting him, he is usually very calm or curious, not often agitated. 


Just as I was about to say “Don't tell me you're afraid of a little label” I realized: 
There is a white label flapping in the wind. 
Blake is a white tailed deer. 
They alert each other to danger by flashing the white underside of their tails to each other. 


So I decided to go with it. I sounded my “danger” noise, scooped him up, cut off the label then put him back down and made my “happy noise”. He looked over at the pillow, saw no danger sign, and was totally back to his usual laid-back self. 


He is so damn smart.

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