Armed with an old mask and two dog bones I had been able to talk the meat man at the King Soopers into saving to create a severed arm, my son was decked out as a ghoul for Halloween. He won the costume contest at a neighborhood party and was a big hit at his classroom party but the real fun began when he went to "trick or treat."

Visiting the usual neighbors, he drew appreciative comments. As his father drove him from house to house in the Mountain View subdivision all went well until three German Shepherd dogs galloped around the house and smelled the bones.

"Severed" arm flapping in the air and dogs jumping for a taste, my son came screaming to the car and jumped in while his sister collected the loot for both of them.