@russelae01 My 2 year old ACD mix does this every night too,
. She also dances around in circles, smiling making “urg” sounds & then it goes into zoomies. When she pauses to make sure we’re looking at her, she’ll come pouncing up & try to nibble the tips of our noses. Still making the “urg” sound. She backs off, looks at us & laughs.
I have absolutely no clue what it means. She doesn’t need anything. This isn’t some ploy to get a cow ear, or a toy. She just does this. Then, she finds her favorite spot next to me, curls up to shrimp level & keeps her back paw stretched out enough to be touching my leg. Then it’s of to sleepy town!
Edit: when she nibbles our noses I tell her, “NO biteys!” & she definitely understands, lol