SageHill
Herd Master
Putting my dog hat on (slanted and ready to fall 
off) --- your Dad was down, you were entirely focused on him checking wounds and wanted to get him up and to that house, and keeping Birdie away. Emotions running on high and adrenalin push. Perhaps she was trying to get you to slow down and not move him. Moving someone who is down is the last thing to do. Maybe she is intuitive that way? Needing you to be calm in the moment.
Not knowing her history as well -- here's a pull rabbit out of the hat. That type of behavior is seen in service dogs who are paired with those who have seizures. One of my detection students has a service dog. He does a lot of things for her, one day she had a seizure where she lived and that is exactly what the dog did - sat on her and would not let others near her (nicely, no growling or anything) until the seizure subsided. Same behavior.
Stepping way way way out on that plank -- perhaps she was a service dog for someone with seizures, and sadly the person is no longer able to have a service dog (for whatever reason) and the family dumped the dog. Like I said that's way way way walking the plank - but stranger things have happened. Kind'a answers why she's had the separation anxiety (though we all know that could come from a thousand other things).
off) --- your Dad was down, you were entirely focused on him checking wounds and wanted to get him up and to that house, and keeping Birdie away. Emotions running on high and adrenalin push. Perhaps she was trying to get you to slow down and not move him. Moving someone who is down is the last thing to do. Maybe she is intuitive that way? Needing you to be calm in the moment. Not knowing her history as well -- here's a pull rabbit out of the hat. That type of behavior is seen in service dogs who are paired with those who have seizures. One of my detection students has a service dog. He does a lot of things for her, one day she had a seizure where she lived and that is exactly what the dog did - sat on her and would not let others near her (nicely, no growling or anything) until the seizure subsided. Same behavior.
Stepping way way way out on that plank -- perhaps she was a service dog for someone with seizures, and sadly the person is no longer able to have a service dog (for whatever reason) and the family dumped the dog. Like I said that's way way way walking the plank - but stranger things have happened. Kind'a answers why she's had the separation anxiety (though we all know that could come from a thousand other things).
after all these years, it'll be "unexpected".
Dad is fine, back to his usual routine. Sis is trying to bully him a bit about not doing his driveway-walk & stuff. I'm planning to ask him back up for lunch after church again. 
