Peanut absolutely hates the doorbell. She will immediately run and hide if it rings. But it's gotten to the point where she knows the voices of most of the people that visit us, and as soon as she hears the familiar voices she will come out of hiding. And it's kinda funny, the one friend has a young son. Peanut has always been afraid of kids, and as soon as she heard Michael's voice she was otta there! Well, Michael is just about to turn 14 now, and his voice has changed - for the most part - and now she no longer runs. As a matter of fact, they were over the other night and she actually let Michael pet her, so it's definitely kids that she doesn't like, not Michael in particular.

Tubby on the other hand, will run down to see who's at the door, start sniffing them the second they enter the house, and will be in their lap the second they sit down. This can be difficult with strangers, but our friends all know him by now and give him the pets he requires. It's funny though, because if he sees someone walk by in the street, or say, the gas meter reader walking through the back yard, he will growl at them. But let them walk in the door and he's all over them.