helen said she did not remember anything about her dogs and UFOs ... but i do and thought this little story would give you all a good laugh and give helen a happy memory of her wonderful dogs. helen lived about 20 minutes from me and, one day in the mid 1980's, i called her to see what she was doing that day. she said she'd had very little sleep the night before because of her dogs having seen the UFOs. i'll explain. helen had one of the most wonderful kennel set-ups i have ever seen. her property was on 2 levels and, on the top level, there was a barn, converted into runs, and 3 large paddocks where the dogs could run, play and exercise. there was a riding trail directly behind her fence. apparently, the night before, the dogs in the upper area began to bark with a vengence. no matter what, helen could not get them to quiet down. she also could not figure out why they were barking at the sky. this went on for hours. as it began to get light, the dogs began to settle down and helen finally got some much needed sleep. when she went outside to do her kennels, she noticed a couple of the younger dogs still staring at the sky. imagine her surprise when she spied a large bunch of mylar balloons caught in a large tree on the riding path. the balloons were happily bobbing in the breeze. she said she never laughed so hard, finally realizing what those balloons (which had apparently escaped from a nearby hospital) must have looked like at night in the moonlight. her dogs had warned her of an alien invasion. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "In dog years I'm dead." - Author unknown <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's free at http://www.aol.com.</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================