It's good to have a dog

I am sipping my coffee this morning and my foot is up on a chair with a maybe broken toe. It all began around 2 A.M. when my dog Skip started barking. She loves to watch  curious raccoons trying to open our   garbage bins. This is when she gets into a frantic bark. Half asleep I walked to the window to check it out and I saw a guy coming with my bike out of our garage! I yelled something to my husband who is always in the deep sleep mode, ran downstairs, the kitchen door was flying open and I raced into the lane way. I was surprised about myself because I let a roar out and yelled at the guy to leave my bike. I think he was surprised that a woman caught him in his act and doesn't put up with theft! That woke up my son, I race back inside, that's when I tripped my toe on a stone latch, grabbed my car key and cell and jumped into the car.( I think my inner tiger mom came out of me.) The guy was such a pro, he had a second bike around the corner were he fled the scene. This all for a 20 year old bike? This is not new to me in our good neighborhood. It happened 5 years ago when Skip sensed that somebody broke in next door. I met the guy face to face in the lane way too. We both were surprised. My drive through the neighborhood was unsuccessful, which was a good thing. Why didn't I call the police ? Last time I had to wait over one hour that they showed up. I don't drive a flashy car , my bike is 20 years old but there is always an opportunity for theft. So... always  lock your cars, bikes and doors.
Thanks to Skip, she deserves a big bone today!  - good dog -