Maybe he is, but usually he does it when we are on the couch or when my husband lets him in the room with me in the morning to wake me up, and he will lie beside me and I will have to pet him over and over even though i am half asleep and if i stop to sleep some more, he will start the nibbling on me. It is good for a wake up alarm I guess, b/c you definently can't sleep through love nibbles! LOL!