@damselfly59 I had a dog we adopted as a puppy. While she was still a puppy, we drove from Rochester, NY to Ohio. She did not take well to the car, and whenever we stopped, she would come out of her hiding place, sit on my lap, cry, and start to howl. I would howl along with her, and this stopped her howling, and she would kiss me most vigorously. This reminded me of that.