Knot My Line

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Friday night, close to ten PM, I was on the computer when all of a sudden Billy began barking in a very aggressive manner. I shouted for him to shut up, but it didn’t work so I got up and checked the back porch, the front porch and the yard. I saw nothing and told him to relax.

I went back to the computer and in a few minutes he started again. Back I went and still there was nothing. By this time Cassie was up and walking around so I figured that it would be a good time for their late night walk. Outside they quickly relieved their bladder and we were walking down the drive when over the shed to the west of the house a huge bolt of lightening and an almost immediate thunder clap. It was close, and loud! Billy surprised me by turning quickly and charging back 20 steps or so towards the shed looking up in the air and barking and challenging whatever it was that made that nasty sound. His feet were planted wide apart and his back was arched ready for action. He was not the least bit afraid of it and dared it to do it again. Which it did and that just infuriated him even more. By this time I was along side of him and was petting him and telling him in a calm voice that there was nothing to worry about. There was another huge lightening bolt and thunder clap while I was trying to calm him and his reaction was calmer. So I decided we should go back in the house. I helped Cassie get up the steps and the instant we were in the house the skies opened up and it poured for about 10 minutes. We got lots of water in a very short time which made me happy. This was another fun adventure with Billy.