When I was 20 - I went star watching for my astronomy class at the spot I always went - but after recording my observations, I did a little exploring (in the dark, yeah, pretty stupid) and ended up coming down off of a hill onto private property, at about 2 in the morning.

Suddenly I was surrounded by at least six rottweilers which made a perfect circle around me. Then a light came on in a house I didn't even know was there, and a woman came out on a balkany and asked me what the hell I was doing. I told her. Then she said "next time, I won't call off the dogs" and she called them off - and they instantly left.

While on the one hand, I was more scared than I had ever been - it amazed me how well those dogs were trained. Had they not been so well trained, I just might have died that night.
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3.0 WC; 0.2 CB L. getula californiae
0.1 WC; 10 eggs (7/11) Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

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• Ecentric or irresponsible - jedinflorida, Wed Aug 2 21:12:22 2006
• RE: My Advice.... - mavericksdad, Wed Aug 2 21:30:05 2006
• Eccentric and irresponsible? YES - Rivets55, Thu Aug 3 03:48:12 2006
• Well said. . .amen to every word. np - althea, Thu Aug 3 22:21:32 2006
• RE: I think... - mavericksdad, Thu Aug 3 23:36:05 2006
• RE: I think... - Rivets55, Sat Aug 5 01:03:05 2006
• Dogs - FunkyRes, Sat Aug 5 03:38:28 2006
• RE: 50/50.....(very long)... - mavericksdad, Sat Aug 5 04:30:34 2006
• RE: Eccentric and irresponsible? YES - FunkyRes, Fri Aug 4 02:14:37 2006
• RE: Eccentric and irresponsible? YES - jarrodrandel, Mon Aug 14 18:38:31 2006