That was a great story! There may be something to this alien theory. Our dog is the smartest one we've ever had, and we've had several. Now, we'll see if he's smart enough to stay away from snakes from now on!

Cary is right. Each day, at lunch, I give our cat and the dog a slice of ham. Dog and cat comes running into the kitchen as soon as they hear me rattle the bread sack. I have both sitting at my feet looking up at me as I make my sandwich. This morning, apparently, the cat was downstairs asleep, so didn't immediately come into the kitchen with us. Dog thought about it a moment, then went flying downstairs, woke cat up, and both of them then proceeded to wait on their ham slices. It was so funny.