I was just gathering things together to get ready for giving Ripley a bath. He noticed the towels, shampoo, etc. that I was picking up and went off to hide somewhere. He is really good during his bath but apparently it isn't his favorite thing in life to participate in. Well, I was planning to bathe him in the kitchen sink and was downstairs when he made his exit, so rather than going up to look for him (I figured he was hiding out under my bed) I opened the front door. We have a security system and when any door is opened there is a little beep. Ripley knows this as a sign that means we have company. Poor little guy. I fooled him good. He came running. Now I feel like an evil person for tricking my little guy. By the way he is now clean and happy and doing zoomies all over the house. LOL!