the dog whisperer

so paul's been on me to post this little story for a while, but haven't actually done it...

a little bit ago (week and a half maybe) we stopped by to visit some friends after church. they have three dogs--two big ones and a little one, varieties unknown--and a cat. we were visiting and the kids were playing for a while, and just before time to leave, it was time to clean up. rayna and afton helped put the toys away, and then rayna went to the back door, opened it up and said "out doggies, out now doggies" in a cute little tiny girly voice. to our utter surprise all three dogs and the cat stood up and calmly walked in a single file line out the back door. i'd never seen anything like it! fortunately, they're outside/inside dogs :)