Hide 'n' Seek

I have played hide and seek with my dogs many times, but never with Coleman. Tonight, they taught him how. It was fun to see him toddling into the home theater on the heels of the dogs. The dogs knew to check behind the chairs and under the blankets...Coleman just looked around slowly, apprehensively asking, "Ma ma? Ma ma?" The dogs quickly abandoned the theater, not noticing me hidden behind the door. Coleman left too, so I whispered his name. He turned around and peeked back in, still not seeing me. The dogs ran in and brushed past him. They quickly sniffed around and left when they decided I wasn't there. Coleman remained, still searching in the dark. I whispered his name a few more times until he found me. Suddenly he understood and was laughing hysterically. For the next few go-rounds, Coleman knew exactly what to do, though the dogs beat him to my hiding places. Final score: Coleman - 1, Baby - 2, Piper - 2.