I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. Argento

If RORY THE OUTSIDE POTTY CHALLENGED PUPPY ever scripted her own personal HORROR FILM (filmed by Italian scream-master DARIO ARGENTO, of course), the scenes would play out much like our just-completed morning walk:
1. It was a morning walk. Wet pavement and leaves under paw give Rory the HEEBIE JEEBIES as a general rule.
2. The GARBAGE TRUCK drove by.
3. While Rory sniffed a tree, TWO NUT-CRAZED SQUIRRELS chased each other up the tree. Rory leaped about a foot off the ground, nearly twisting her head out of her collar.
4. The MAILMAN walked by.
5. The FIRE TRUCK -- with sirens blaring -- drove by.
At that point, I was frankly surprised Rory didn't wrestle the keys from me, race home and open the front door herself.
She is currently passed out on the couch.