Had a borrower pause a 3pm refi so their parrot could “witness” from the back of a kitchen chair; the bird kept repeating “initial here” while I tried not to crack up. I nodded like that was totally normal and stamped away — anyone else?
And @OP I keep a manila folder as a little shield between the docs and any “assistants,” then ask the owner to perch the star witness a few feet back before I stamp. Better witness than my goldfish — did it try to double down with “initial here” on the seal?