Attack!

The other evening it was around 2330 and I was sitting in my chair watching my DVD player. (It was Stargate SG-1 if you must know!) When I heard a dog barking. Now a dog barking is no big deal out where I live, but this dog was obviously too close. I always worry for my critters and this sound was too close to them. Off I trot to the vault to get the shotgun, the closet for a flashlight and to let my wife know not to worry about any small arms fire she may hear in the next 30 minutes. I step out the door and within the first two steps or so I hear a dog cry as if hit and nothing else. So I began the search. Scanning the flash across the pasture, shotgun at the ready. At night, animals eyes shine back at you, but the only shines I were able to see was the llama (who may have done his job and kicked the dog causing the whelp) and the sheep. No dogs to be found. The good news is we have not had a repeat of the attack yet.