OH! Dog piling. Dog piling and puppy piling are two very different things. Dog piling is "Hey, jump into this beatdown!". Puppy/kitty piling is where people just kinda drop into a tactile mass of cuddle like a bunch of puppies (or kitties )
I guess I should be thankful I'm so far out of the Loop that I am oblivious to most of the drama on SG. It's kind of where I lurk to avoid the suckiness of my Reality. I guess if I were part of the Drama I'd lose my Sanctum Santorum.