Puppy Update - Day 37

Sadie sleeps in her crate at night.  It's in the front hall between the front door and the short hallway to my bedroom.  She knows when it's time to get in her crate and she usually sleeps very quietly through the night until it's time for her to go outside in the morning.  Night before last she finally figured out that we have creatures out on our front porch during the night.  We have opossums and stray cats mostly.  The skunks and armadillos are common out here but not usually up on the front porch.  Sadie heard the possum and started barking about midnight, long after we had gone to bed.  Last night it was the same thing but earlier, about 10 pm.  I have heard her bark before but not often.  I think she has found her voice and is much more aware of what goes on around her.  A good thing, I guess.....