Comments on: Nocturnal Disturbances

By: katrinastonoff

katrinastonoff — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:53:06 +0000

Several weeks after this incident, we learned the front door wasn’t always latching correctly, so the dogs could open it — as could a stiff wind.

I think what happened is that the door was blown open, and a raccoon or possum came in and fought with the cat. By the time I got up, it had gone back out.

The dogs would never have let a person into the house without greeting him or her and covering her with slobbery doggie kisses.

By: Elizabeth Cook

Elizabeth Cook — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:36:07 +0000

So- what the heck WAS it ?????(I have been known to go OUTSIDE in below zero Fahrenheit weather- to check on why the dog was creating a ruckus- usually it’s a racoon stealing his food-etc.Couple of times- a lot more serious. How I appreciate my animal companions – -

By: katrinastonoff

katrinastonoff — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:41:24 +0000

Shanon: Yikes! Those kinds of experiences are much worse when you’re alone!

Jayedee: ROFL. We have a glass shower door, and it shuts itself (but I’d see if anyone was inside).

Jane: We always check the doors too. The only thing we can figure is that the door has swollen slightly from the recent rains and didn’t latch completely. It was a very blustery night, and the wind probably blew it open. I would have called the cops immediately too if I’d been more awake (and thinking clearly) and if the dogs hadn’t been so clearly at ease.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:41:06 +0000

I always make sure all the doors are locked before going to bed. If that happened to me I would probably call the cops.

By: jayedee

jayedee — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:13:50 +0000

i still REFUSE to go to sleep with the shower curtain closed (and its been how many years since psycho?)

By: shanon

shanon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:44:09 +0000

Ooh, I hate it when stuff like that happens!

As you may know, I’ve been home alone because my guy is in California right now (for two weeks). I went out on Saturday night for a little while, and could have SWORN I left my entry way light on. But when I came home at midnight it was off. So I hoped maybe my landlord stopped by to grab something, since he had been working on our entry way area earlier that day (I talked to him and he didn’t). So I searched the whole house and was all scared. And it didn’t help that when I sat down in the living room for a minute, one of my dogs was all alert and looking toward the front door. It took me awhile to get to sleep, haha.

What I’m thinking actually happened is that I left the entry way light on on Friday (even my landlord mentioned that he noticed it on then), and for some reason my brain thought I left it on on Saturday instead. I’m just happy I’m still alive.