Thank you too. And I have to admit, when I saw him streaking away over the gardens, and heard dogs barking, I felt an ignoble thrill at the thought of his getting a good biting! I think he enjoyed the whole process a lot less than he thought he would, and ended up with nothing, which I am pleased about. I chased him partly out of fury that he thought it was OK to push me around and take my (not very exciting) stuff. but also because I thought that he could really hurt and frighten someone frailer than me if he carried on.