Bagpipe Surprise

One Sunday at church we had a man playing bagpipes for our processional hymn at the start of the service. He started at the back of the church and made his way to the front as he played. At the sound of the first note, Morey was on his feet and turned around, trying to identify where this unique noise was coming from. As the man walked down the aisle (and toward us) Morey remained stiff and alert, not sure what kind of thing this was. Once the bagpipes had passed us, I tried to settle Morey back in a “down” but he didn’t want to let this strange looking and sounding object out of his sight. As the song continued, I was sure Morey was going to start howling. Because he is usually so perfect, other church members were noticing Morey’s unusual reaction (and enjoying his consternation). Once the song was over, Morey shook off and settled back down for the remainder of the service. Afterward, I had several members comment on how alert he had been. I guess he had never been socialized to the sound of bagpipes!