My spider bite was treated at the hospital very aggressively and I checked myself out of the facility yesterday afternoon. When I opened the door at home, there was this loud, booming barking dog at the doorway. Shadow was there to see who was coming into the household. He was protecting his hearth.
When he realized it was me, he began his "happy dance" and let me know he was glad I was back. My sister, Sally, regaled me his episodes while I was away. Twice he got loose in the backyard and ran to visit all the neighbors; apparently, he had broken his nylon collar. The stitching had given way. His second "escape" he had slipped out of the collar but when Sally went outside to bring him out of the heat, he was sitting calmly on the sand pile (his regular spot) and eagerly came inside when she told him. Sally has "RUBY", a chocolate lab up in Massachusetts and Shadow could smell the dog all over her, DOGS KNOW DOG PEOPLE.
Ten minutes after I had returned home, we had another visitor and Shadow began barking again. As soon as he realized it was Sheila, he quit the noise and ran over to her for her petting. Sheila, too has dogs at home and she is Shadow's friend, too.
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