Because he is very three-years-old, Shep has been spending a fair amount of time in the mudroom.
Why? When he throws tantrums, I ask him to go to mudroom until he can get back in control and be a kind person again. Which is usually followed by about 30 minutes of wailing, a grumbling acknowledgment of guilt, and a return to society.
Today he stood by the mudroom door, screaming at the top of his lungs, "I want to get out of here, straight away!"
Perhaps we've been watching too much Charlie and Lola.