{"id":1039,"date":"2011-04-02T06:51:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T11:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2011-04-02T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T16:17:30","slug":"alarm-dog-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=1039","title":{"rendered":"Alarm Dog Strikes Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after 6:00, the scratching on the bedroom door and the whining started. 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