This is a great arrangement. They bark at intruders and are rewarded with a swinging dog door that allows them to come and go in the garage to get out of the rain, to eat and drink or just lounge around on soft blankets. It's their privilege as the family protectors. They have no problem with people living inside the house and dogs living outside. Fourth of July changes their lives.
Visitors spill into their space.
Some are humans they recognize as regulars, others only come once a year and some they've never laid eyes or paws on before. And to add further insult to the situation, many guests bring city dogs to sniff the fresh air of the country. Although Rhett, Rosebud and Belle have been sternly warned not to nip the calves of anyone's legs, deep down they probably have natural animal urges to eat anything they don't recognize. I personally think they show great restraint on the Fourth of July. They are nice granddogs.