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There's a Noise in the Bin

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I may have saved a life today. Well, not maybe , I definitely saved a life today, the question is how  did I save a life today? Just like every other morning in my life I woke, showered, dressed and then took the dogs for a walk. We walked our normal route around the neighborhood, around a nearby park, through another neighborhood and back to ours. Just like every other morning. Nothing different at all. As we came back around to our neighborhood from the opposite direction I heard a rustling in the dumpster on the corner. This wasn't uncommon as squirrels like to get in there and tear apart the garbage bags looking for food. However, the attention Rufus gave to the noise was uncanny. Usually when he hears the squirrels he searches around the dumpster and when he doesn't find anything to chase he follows me. I rarely stop walking this is so common. Believe it or not, there are four But this rustling seemed somehow larger and Rufus seemed way more interested in what ...