I was already up very late last night, but just as I turned the PC off at about 3.30 am......................the burglar alarm went off in the village bar, opposite our house!
Our friends who run it, have been burgled 3 times this year so they installed the alarm after the last episode.

So, off I ran with Shiloh (GSD) doing our best impression of a trainee police dog and handler!!
Checked out the window that they usually enter by, but it was all intact.
Went around the back of the church (all dark and scary) telling her to "find it", in case anyone was lurking in the shadows!
Then my O/H and the bar owner and son all came out........all topless!
O/H had a baseball bat, and the bar chaps had GUNS!!
They called the police, and were convinced that the offenders were still inside the bar.

We positioned ourselves at strategic exit points............and waited.
The police came within about 10 minutes; but it felt like an eternity, with hearts pounding and adrenalin pumping!

Anyway, after a search of the premises, no-one could be found
So it seems that something obscure (like a spider??) had set the sensor off

The police were really good about it, and we all went back to bed in a state of acute alertness!
Who would have thought it, in our sleepy little village

Beg to differ with you about one of your statements Sam. Your village is far from sleepy - electric cables catching fire, car on edge of village catching fire, dancing in the plaza, burglar alarms going off etc. Not sure though whether the village has always been like that or whether it is just since you moved in!!!!!!!

Rosemary

you were all topless, including Shilo Sounds like my kind of PARTY!!!!

Tell them to get a Rottie Sam!
The Spanish are mortally terrified of them and the Algerians/Moroccans even more so.......apparently they believe if they get attacked by a big black dog they will be rendered impotent.

You've actually got a very good point there, Rosemary!!

If you PM me your phone number Crispy, I'll give you a call at 3.30 in the morning next time...................and you can rush over and "smother" the offending so and sos in your "ampleness!!"

Is Jet / Lola offering then, Pete!?

Well, I did suggest to them that they got a dog to live in the bar, but it seems they prefer the alarm and gun option!

Shiloh is not exactly huge, but she is black..............I reckon she could give an Algerian or a Moroccan a good enough fright to render them impotent!!

Aren't Rotties a lot softer natured than people believe though?
A colleague in the UK had two, and the only thing they used to fight (each other) about, was for a place on the sofa!!!
Not unlike you're beautiful GIRL Jet!!

You'll have all tthe local cons queuing up in the hope they'd be 'apprehended'!!

That could indeed be a possible flaw to this little plan of ours!

They're not all devildogs Sam......but neither are they all sweetness and light either. They're the most devoted dogs to their owner that you'll ever find.....to the point of completely obsessional.
They're definitely not recommended for inexperienced dog owners.....and you have to be careful of dogs from backyard breeders. Particularly un-neutered males. I got savaged by one some years ago and believe me, they have the strength to crush every bone in your body if they want to.
Unfortunately the combination of bad breeding and bad owners has given the breed in general a bad name. There's probably less reported incidents of Rottie attacks than any other breed, but when it does happen the consequences can be very serious indeed. And even if it's not that serious, you can be sure the media will do all it can to sensationalise things.

Yes, fairly similar to the situation with GSDs then?
In fact, it's the same whatever the breed, isn't it?
The combination of bad breeding, unscrupulous breeders, inexperienced owners, type casting of breeds, idiots who keep dogs as status symbols - it's a recipe for disaster

I must admit I've made some mistakes with Shiloh through complete inexperience; but thankfully I've had some very good advice from a dog trainer friend of mine, which has prevented either of us having long term problems.
That's also part of the reason we decided that it would be very irresponsible to breed from her. That and the fact that we know two of her litter brothers have worse problems than she does / did

The attack you suffered must have been terrifying!!
Did you know the dog?
Did you already have Jet then, or did you get her subsequently? (If so, that was a very brave decision)

Actually, you've reminded me about another dog trainer I know, who also suffered a horrendous attack by a Rottie. She was left with scars, and lost parts off some fingers
She carried on training dogs, but she didn't work with Rotties for quite a while afterwards

It happened about 5 years ago Sam....I already had Jet then (she's 9 now).
What happened was I ran into a couple in their fifties with a Rottie on a lead.....talked to them for a few minutes, and the dog was fine. Seemed very friendly. Then it just went berserk! I was OK apart from severe bruising though.

Then last year me and the wife got attacked by a giant Vietnamese pot bellied pig in Baza! That one was a medical centre job.

Are you serious about the pot bellied pig, or just winding me up!?!

I had exactly the same experience with a seemingly calm and under control GSD a few years ago.
I've got a very neat scar on my arm to remind me too!

Here we are chatting on the "Bit of Excitement" thread, and all we can talk about is dog attacks!
How sad are we?

Don't let them know we talked on the phone again today Sam! They'll start gossiping.

As for the pig, yes it happened! Went to see one that needed a new home and the thing went crazy!
The owner was a seriously retarded Brit (and that's saying something) and he "forgot" to mention that the thing was psycopathic. The thing attacked me first.....I was trying to get up a wall with the pig attached to my knee.
The wife (she's a Swansea tomboy) stepped in to save my bacon and she got bitten on the arms and legs as well.
So it was then off to get patched up at the medical centre and get some tetanus injections.
Just a normal day in Spain really!

That pig needs to be made into rashers quick smart!!