Thinking there was an animal outside, I yelled to the dogs to be quiet.
They say to ALWAYS look to see why your dogs are barking,maybe you could have caught who did this. I too, though, have been guilty of telling them quiet and not checking. The more stories I hear like this, the more I get up to see what they're barking at.
I'm sorry this happened to you, especially on Christmas morning.I hope they catch whoever did it so it will stop! I hope you can at least enjoy the rest of your Christmas.