Well, what is the lesson in this?
Next time the dogs go nutz at the door have your shot gun in hand, loaded and cocked, and THEN open the door. The load can be SALT.....
(when I lived in an apartment my catz woke me up one night.. they went nutz.. and there was an argument going on outside my door over "who done paid for how much rock..." I got the shot gun and loaded it.. and they heard it.. silence and the sound of leaving feet ensued).
OR (even better at 12:30 at night):
DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR.