"Daddy, I didn't start the fire"

My dog has a bed right next to our fireplace and for whatever reason last week, he laid down and then put a paw on top of the bricks. He also rested his head on the bricks, but I wasn't able to catch that image quick enough. While it was hot outside, the inside is nice and cool. The bricks are even cooler. The only thing I can think of is he was still too hot and used the bricks to cool down. Or maybe he's just plain weird. Although the more I look at this picture, the more it looks like he's begging for something. Unfortunately for me, he's got a little red eye here.