Do you know the difference in your dog's barks?? I mention this because the last week or so, my dogs have had bark attacks in the middle of the night.? The first time, I woke up and did a perimeter check.? Lots of feral cats recently.? Then I realized it was one or two dogs and the others in the house didn't care.? So, I figured no big deal and didn't bother anymore.? That was until last night.? Then I heard a different frequency in the barks.? They were high pitched and frantic and even the other dogs got restless.? Well, I got up and went outside to see if this was more important than a cat or a squirrel.? This was midnight and it was.? There is a home for mentally disabled people across the street.? One of the residents had a melt down and was trying to escape.? He got stuck on the fence and was crying.? He wasn't loud or vocal.? He was in distress.? The dogs alerted and when I went outside, I found him caught on the gate.? I couldn't?open the gate and finally got him over .? I brought hom into my yard.? He was in a state and?I went inside to find the number of the caretaker.? I let Charm out and she stayed with him.? This is a new facility and the dogs don't know any of these people.? Yet, they knew someone was in trouble.? I am very proud of them.? It was annoying and I thought it was another false alarm.? But, I am glad?I knew the difference in the barks and didn't ignore them this time.? The man went home safely and now has a new friend in Charm :-) Laura? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================