A very rude awakening!!

Very early yesterday morning, our shih tzu, Ella, began barking and won't stop.  We figured there was a deer or maybe a raccoon in our front yard.  My husband would turn on the spotlight and won't see anything.

Well, this morning around 12:25 a.m., Ella and Choo (our other shih tzu) started barking again.  My husband told them to SHUT UP!!  Ella won't.  So, once again, he turned on the spotlight and didn't see anything.  He was ready to go back to bed when he heard someone outside cough.  He knew that meant trouble.  He thought maybe someone was going to steal one of the goats.  He went downstairs to get the gun.  When he got to the front door, he saw our car being driven out of the driveway.

Thinking fast, he immediately called the police.  Woke me up because his wallet was in the glove compartment of the car and to start calling to cancel all the cards.  What a sickening feeling that is at 1:00 in morning!!

Fortunately, there was a Sheriff at the local gas station at the bottom of the hill and got the call about the stolen car.  Saw it go by and a chase began.  It ended with the car jumping a curb and landing in the local playground.

We moved out here to get away from this.  But, I guess this can happen anywhere.  My son always jokes about our "wimpy" little shih tzus and how they aren't good for much.  Well, it seems to me that if it weren't for "wimpy" little Ella, we would have never seen our car being stolen.  Thank you Ella!!!