We used to be distressed whenever Cerefina ran to the small loggia whenever we were about to leave the house, and whenever she ran to the small loggia whenever we arrived. We thought that she was waiting for an opportunity to sneak outside the gate and run out into the driveway, and we would scold her.

We only recently realized that she was merely escorting us to and from the gate, for our safety. She is our retired guard dog after all.