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Great description, "radar for their people", and very true. My retrievers are extensions of my sense of hearing and smell, and while they are by no means guard dogs, they are certainly watch dogs.

The boys are staying home today rather than going to Thanksgiving dinner at relatives a couple of miles away. They'd be welcome, but my youngest is only 5 months old, and the temptation of large platters of unguarded food might be too great. :) Don't want to see a repeat of the Bumpass disaster in "A Christmas Story".