Princesseagle: My little guy may not alert me if I’m in the 80’s or so, but has always alerted me in some manner when it’s been in the low 70’s and when he jumps on me to wake me it’s been below that.
Sweettooth: I got him for free on Craig’s List & he was gotten as a regular pet. His ability to alert me was found out by accident, so to speak. He is spoiled as far as food goes, he only get all natural food (he actually has food allergies so no corn, grains, by-products, etc) and treats like dehydrated liver, chicken hearts, and such but, considering he’s saved my life several times, I think he’s worth it. I was feeding him one certain brand because it was kosher for Passover(!), but the company was cited by the government for lying about the ingredients, like no lamb and only “meat by-products”, which could be anything nasty, in cans labeled as Lamb & Rice. I’ll also add that every penny I spend on him, including grooming (he’s 1/2 lhasa apso & 1/2 bichon frise so his hair grows like ours) every 3 months, is tax deductible under medical expenses.
Funny story: We were visiting my parents a number of years back & were at a restaurant. I was not fully kosher out of the house, going for “kosher style” when at restaurants. My mom asked if she could give him a shrimp (my folks do not keep kosher, but BH, are totally respectful of my decision to become more observant). I said she could, but told her that he had never had shellfish or pork. She reached under the table & he took the shrimp from her, dropped it on the floor, sniffed it & just looked at my mom. My dad, speaking for the dog, said, “Treif! It’s treif!” & we all laughed. <G>.