I didn't even know what it was till I checked the computer, but Forest, Elvis and Cole did: I was taking my afternoon siesta, watching AMC (All My Children) and Forest came up to my chair and grabbed my foot--she has NEVER done this before. Elvis jumped up on my lap, got off and wagged his tail. Cole (who was crated) let out a ghostly, low howl that sounded like he was haunting a castle. OOOOOOOOOOWWWWW. AFTER THAT, I thought I was having (another) attack of vertigo. My chair seemed to be trembling; 30 seconds later it happened again. I got up, took the dogs outside and Diesel was running around in the pasture. They all knew; they are SO much smarter than we are! It was an earthquake. Now we have to contend with Irene. Recently, I remember laughing at a sign at a local business: GET YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER KITS READY. (It's NOT funny now.) Please stay out at sea, Irene, and leave Paulette and the rest of us alone. Penny in NC The Farm Dog Elvis Cole the howler Summer Izzy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================