[Boomer]

Tornadoes hit Cincinnati once in a while.

One night, many years ago, one hit while Mr. Boomer was out of town. It did not hit our house, but it was relatively close.

My dog warned me it was coming. (Remember how Lassie would always let them know about dangerous stuff.)

It was getting to be about time to go to bed. I had not had the television or radio on and had not heard any warnings at all.

I turned out the lights, went upstairs, and was getting ready to get some sleep. But my Brittany Spaniel could not settle down. (Her bed was on the floor next to our bed.) She just kept pacing and pacing and even a little panting. It was not the kind of thing that she did when she needed to go out. This was a different kind of pacing.

For some reason, I turned on the television in the bedroom where I saw our local weather guy with his big map and he was saying, "Go to cover! NOW!"

We went to the basement and we stayed there for a long time.

So if your dog is trying to tell you something, and it sounds like she is trying to say, "Timmy's in the well," or something similar, please pay attention and do what your dog thinks you need to do.

Boomer