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Josh Jackson, Times-Standard She's become world famous after a newsroom security camera captured her sensing a major earthquake seconds before it struck Northern California, but Lab-mix Sophie is taking it all in stride. "I've always known she was a smart dog," owner Jessica Richelderfer, who works as a copy editor at the Times-Record in Eureka, Calif. told Paw Nation. "I'm not entirely surprised she sensed something coming." The quake, which measured 6.5 on the Richter scale, hit just before 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 9, doing an estimated $14.3 million in damage to communities along California's northern coast. Fortunate enough to be in a dog-friendly office, Richelderfer and her fiancé Brian ...

No tremor's big enough to bring your prepared pet down! Photo: Rakuten Next time the Richter Scale starts up, find your pet and try to squeeze them into this silver get-up. The earthquake survival suit for pets is flame-retardant and stuffed with enough goodies to get your dog or cat through the next shake up in the terra firma. Multiple pockets hold water, biscuits, sealed bags, and four rubber booties to protect your pet's feet from any rubble or broken glass. It even comes with a bottle of aromatherapy oil -- ostensibly to calm your pet, but why not rub some into your temples as well? The quirky invention -- which morphs from carrying tote to stretcher -- comes from earthquake-prone ...