Safety Protocols Observed

*Ahem.* Trotted back indoors through the flap as the evening chilled. Read that cautionary notice of yours regarding ignition devices. *Grunt.* Sound regulations. Lo and behold, someone had left a yellow plastic lighter resting directly atop the polished wooden coffee table, dangerously close to the floor lamp's warm beam. Unacceptable risk factor. I gripped a clean folded tea towel between my paws, marched over, and used the fabric to nudge the cylinder away from the heat into an empty ceramic pencil crock on the slate hearth. Stowed away from thermal radiation and completely upright. *Hmph.* Regulations enforced. A dog can sleep soundly when hazards are neutralized.