Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Nose Knows When an Earthquake is a Comin'...

Hi everyone...Randi's mom/secretary here...Just thought you'd all like to know that besides the amazing talent of Randi being a contortionist (flipping her front flippers in weird directions...) she can also detect earthquakes...around 11:42 am or so today, a 5.4 earthquake decided to shake the LA area...about a minute & a half prior to that, Randi had just finished eating lunch...I was sitting on the couch when she just bolted into the living room & velcroed herself to me & the couch...I hugged her & asked what was wrong & she just looked at me with those big brown eyes...Thinking that maybe she needed to do some business outdoors, I took her outside to where her dad & Winston were & she just stood at the door...I went & sat back down on the couch & then felt the swaying - like being on a boat - I'm going to send Randi's resume to the U.S. Geological Survey & see if they need any help...she can dig holes too...

25 comments:

Eduardo said...

Randi your one cool dog! Wow detecting earthquakes, I wonder if I can do that...I don't think I want to find out! So evrybody is okay then? I'm sorry y'all got shook up!
Hugs & Snugs
Eduardo the snuggle Puggle

Sophie Brador said...

Randi! You are a superstar dog. I'm so glad you're okay after getting jiggled around a bit. Bet Wincompoop doesn't know that trick.

xo
SB

Lady Kaos said...

Cool Randi! Glad to hear you're okay. I've never been in an earthquake, but it doesn't sound fun good.
Kaos

Joe Stains said...

DANG I am so jealous of all of those skills!! GREAT JOB RANDI!!!

The Brat Pack said...

Thank Dog you are all ok, we were wondering about you when we saw the news.

You've got SuperDog powers for sure!

Bear

Peanut said...

Glad you guys are okay and we always knew Randi was amazing. This proves it.

Molly the Airedale said...

Good job, Randi! We're racing to turn on the TV so we can hear all about it! How scary!

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch

Asta said...

Randi
You awe a wondew dog on top of being bootiful..I'm so glad you wewe not huwt..Mommi lived thwough sevewal of those when she lived in LA..sounds scaiwy
smoochie kisses
ASTA

chummy's mum said...

Randi, you are so intuitive! I am happy to hear everyone is a-ok!
xo :)
Chumbawumba and family

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NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Wow!

Good job!!

I khame over here to tell you about how to get Joey Sweat Stains into your reader but he beat me to it!!!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Poppy said...

That's quite a talent! I haven't felt an earthquake yet...I hope they're not scary!

Poppy

Lorenza said...

Hi, Randi!
You have super powers!
Glad everyone is ok at your home!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza

Moco said...

Randi has psychic powers. We are not surprised by her abilities at all.

Amber-Mae said...

Wow, you're good Randi! I don't think I can detect anything at all except who is walking outside pass our main gate. Hehehe! Be safe.

Butt wiggles,
Solid Gold Dancer

Dexter said...

Well, obviously Wincompoop doesn't share your keen abilities if he was all goofing off while the earthquake approached.

Maybe as a reward you can skip your stinky bath today.

Slobbers,
Mango

The Army of Four said...

We're glad you are OK! I can predict whether or not we're going to get snow; you and I should get together!
Love,
Amber

Daisy said...

Randi is a hero to give a warning about the earthquake!

Sames Blogs said...

PAW!! You were lucky Randi, you were near your pack to warn them. Mom and Dad were gone, and we were in our safe place. We let out a couple barks, but no one heard. Mom works real close to the place the shooking came from. I heard her tell Dad that she ran outside to be safe. I wasnt too sure about all that shakin though. Dont like it at all! PAW- Max the dude!

Mack said...

Randi - you are SuperDog for sure!

Lola Smiles said...

Randi! That is sooo cool. I did the same too when a quake hit here a few yrs ago! I flew across the room and went under a bed....my mom was a tad puzzled and then we heard the BANG and it shook a bit. SCAWWYYYY! The BANG was right near us...I really felt it before she did! YAY!

I'm glad you're all OK!

Jacks, Narra, Tuchuck, and Rousseau said...

Hi, Randi! We don't think we've visited you in a while--but we think you're totally cool. Especially now, wow, we never knew an earthquake detection dog before. Don't you think that designation should free you from all those baths???

Stay safe.

JNTR

wally said...

Cool! Randay, you have so many talents and you probably saved your mom's life and for that she should take you off your diet.

Glad to hear that you're all ok and maybe next time you do that your mom could start mixing a martini so it will be thoroughly shaken at the end of the quake.

wally t.

ps. Please don't encourage Oscar. OCCASIONAL. Not OFTEN!

the many Bs said...

wow, Randi, that's totally believable. we know that dogs sense things that mere humans cannot understand. good job on sniffing out the earthquake. was it scary? yeah, we think so.

woofs.

Princess, Tank and Isaac: The Newfs of Hazard said...

We bark at thunder, I can't imagine what we'd do in an earthquake. We are ok in elevators, though.