My puppy and me slept over at my friend’s house last night. Her husband came home from a week in Europe while we were out and went straight to bed. At around 6 this morning Moja decided she really had to pee. Being the kind of dog that shrilly barks at new people she meets, I held her in my arms and while tiptoeing downstairs repeatedly whispered “quiet” so she wouldn’t wake up the household. It was a successful approach until I opened the back door to let her out and the house alarm went off. I think everyone in the house and some of the neighbors were awakened and the wildlife scared off for at least the next hour. Moja, however, went blissfully back to sleep.