Greyghost
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Last week we had to make a trip to the Newmar factory for some repair work on our coach. We left AZ Tuesday morning and the trip was uneventful until we were approaching Shamrock TX. About ten miles out of Shamrock our Bouvier rescue started acting crazy. He was very anxious and eventually this 80lb dog jumped up on the dash of the coach and it seemed like he was trying to climb up the windshield. He actually had his head up behind the cabinetry above the dash. We got him off the dash and pulled over in Shamrock. We let the dogs out and neither one of them showed any anxiety. We got back in the coach and when I started the engine, it stalled and there was a huge cloud of smoke. The engine AC compressor had seized and broke the serpentine belt.
It appears to me that Clifford the Big Brindle Bouvier had detected the pending failure of the compressor and just didn't know how to deal with it but in his own way was trying to let us know there was a problem .
Pat & Roger Fisher
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Delilah 30 month old Bouvier Des Flandres
Clifford 18 month old brindle Bouvier rescue
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Code2High
One hour past Nowhere, CA
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Hoomans are SO dense.... good thing we have dogs to figure this stuff out for us! Now if we could just learn to listen...
susan
You know, there's really quite a lot to be said for having your life turned upside down!
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Old-Biscuit
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Obviously you weren't paying attention in doggie class 
We MAY be at the top of food chain......which is highly debatable...but WE sure are NOT keyed into the 'senses'
Dumb animals........amaze us every time
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Greyghost
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What's really funny is that Delilah will talk to me when it's time for breakfast or dinner. She'll also tattle on Clifford when he's taken a toy or bone away from her, he's a real hoarder. He hoards because of the isolation and abuse he had before we got him, but he's getting better. Clifford is just like a seven or eight year old boy that just wants to be into everything. He hasn't figured out how to communicate with us yet, but we're all working on it but that's for another post.
BTW - Delilahs' call name is Jewel as in Jewel of Delilah. I'll be changing my signature to reflect that.
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AZPops
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Great Story! So did you buy Clifford a New Sheep Skin Bed and a few bones?
Calvin n' Harlee
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Calvin
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Chuck&Gail
In the Colorado Mountains
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Sounds like he needs a cookie to me.
Chuck
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Dennis M M
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Good for Clifford. My bet is he was reacting to a high pitched whine from the compressor bearing. They hear (and smell) a lot of things we are oblivious of.
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Greyghost
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They both get bully sticks and believe it or not oats and molasses based horse biscuits and love them both. They get the biscuits on a regular basis and the bully sticks when we have to leave them alone for a few hours (5-6). They are non-destructive dogs and when they're together they don't suffer from separation anxiety. However, if Clifford is separated from Jewel, he cries like a baby. He whines and eventually starts moaning and howling. Jewel could care less because she was here first and has never known abuse or isolation. As I mentioned before Cliffords story is for another post.
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nabi
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Way to go Clifford ....I would never be nervous sleeping with him around...better then a CM detector !
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Scottiemom
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What a great story! Your dogs sound like great companions!
Dale
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