That is what is odd to me also. The article said they took 14 dogs to the shelter. By accounts there was 1 at KR's kept inside per DS. At least 2 At CR1's kept inside per BJM. I counted 4 chained in the back at FR's per photos. No one has said for certain there were any dogs at DR's and I saw no evidence any were chained in the photos. That accounts for 7 dogs. Were the other 7 just running loose? 14 dogs and none of them barked and alerted the family inside? Hard to believe as I have 4 dogs, a min pin, a toy chihuahua, a cherweinnie and a boxer/boston terrier mix which are kept in the house at night. All of them bark like crazy if they hear the slightest noise. They even bark at my son and grandsons when they come to visit. At least one of my grandsons is here 75% of the time and they act like they have never seen him before when he walks in the yard. I realize that mine are all small yappy dogs but it would seem that the bigger dogs like a pit bull would at least bark when someone approached. On a side note 14 dogs, I don't know how they could afford health insurance on all of them, that had to be at least 300.00 per month. And being in a rural area I cannot believe that at least CR1, and KR and maybe even DR did not sleep with a loaded gun close by. Fr may not have with small children in the house but the others probably had a gun close if not in bed with them. It is unreal that someone walked past 14 dogs and into 4 homes and killed 8 people without waking anyone. The sheer numbers in this case are mindboggling.