Heh to the drugged-up alien experience. Apparently when people take Ayahuasca they tend to experience lizard people who claim to be from other planets, so...

The dog thing made me smile. The firefighter did an excellent job (though I was saying "Snare pole, where's the snare pole?" (Every police and fire department here has at least one snare pole - ample wildlife, ample reason to use it.) I'm also impressed with how gentle and accepting that Chow Chow was. As a breed they tend to be less tolerant, and I very much thought the man was at risk for being bitten. Happy ending, though! :)