A Strange Night

    It may not have been a full moon, but at my house it sure seemed like there was a full moon. Mum witnessed me throw off my covers. Walk up to her, swing my arms open and say, "Hug!" Mum wasn't sure what was happening when I hugged her, but when I walked down the hall, she realized I was sleep walking. It's not the first time this has happened. One time my mum found me in the bath tub. I then walked into the living room and curled up on the sofa. When my mum started talking to me, I just gave her a big silly smile. She decided it would be okay for me to sleep on the sofa so she brought me some covers. Mum then let Hoover in. As soon as Hoover saw me on what he thinks is his sofa, he rushed over and started giving me big licks. I guess I got up and went back to my bedroom at that point. I remember none of this, but I do remember what Hoover did at 3:00 a.m. 
     At 3:00 a.m. Hoover walked into my room. He woke me up with his whines. I saw him crawl under my bed. Soon the only part of Hoover I saw was Hoover's rump. He started whining again, crawled out and tried to lick me. Then he went to the other side of my bed, Hoover crawled under there. He basically did the same thing again. After Hoover crawled under my bed three times, Hoover just left. I know my next inquiry project, "Do Dogs Sleepwalk?" While Hoover was crawling under my bed, Lizzie decided to leap onto mum and dad's bed and lick them. This is unusual for Lizzie. Lizzie ended up sleeping on their bed. Mum had to sacrifice some of her leg space. 

     Today at the animal shelter I started off reading "Old Yeller" to the cats. I soon diverted my attention to a two year old dog named Maybelle. She is a blue tick coonhound She is far more skinny than she should be. There are clear signs she has had a rough life. Mum was sitting with Maybelle while I was reading. When I met up with mum in a visitation room, I met Maybelle for the first time. She didn't come running to my like I would have hoped. If she would have come towards me, she would have been as fast as a turtle. Maybelle doesn't make sudden moves like most two year olds. Maybelle moves at a very slow pace. Maybelle is very shy. When mum saw her in her kennel, she was glumly staring at a wall. 
   

   A staff person asked us if we wanted to take Maybelle outside. They thought it would be good for her. I tried to read some of "Old Yeller" to Maybelle. Not sure that helped. When we took Maybelle to the enclosed yard, she stood next to the wall and wouldn't move. She did move when the dog in the yard next to us jumped up against the wall. It scared Maybelle so much, she actually trotted away. She slowly started to explore the yard. She made her way around the whole yard. We then discovered a ball. I rolled the ball to Maybelle but it rolled between her legs and she didn't do anything. I was glad we had time to be with Maybelle and maybe help her build her confidence. I hope Maybelle is adopted soon. She can be a good girl, any dog can.