On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Joshua Bell wrote:
> Ronn Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >Cats need not spread pathogens in order to cause mental illness in humans.
>
> :)
>
> Our little watch-dog puppy woke up at 5AM* last night, apparently
> having had a nightmare. She had to run around the house - and yard -
> barking madly to scare off the monster she imagined was invading her
> territory. She wouldn't stop until Susan and I had both taken her on a
> tour of the house and yard, and then cuddled her tightly in bed. She
> was still out of sorts a few hours later.
Oh, dear. The worst we've had as far as nightmares in canines go was that
Miranda had a very bad dream once and when she woke up was trembling
badly. I sat down on the floor and let her lie across my lap, my arms
around her, until she calmed down, and then I helped her over to her bed
and stayed with her until she fell asleep. (Prompting one of the "You'll
be a good mommy someday" iterations from Dan. I hope he's right....)
Mostly what happens in the middle of the night around here as far as
animals go is either Briana trying to crawl into Dan's nightstand if a
thunderstorm rolls up in the night (and the last thing she wants to do is
get anywhere near outside), or Miranda throwing up. I'm conditioned now
to wake up at the sound of a dog about to throw up. (There's an auditory
warning about 10 seconds before anything is on the carpet, which is just
enough for me to turn on a light and jump up and assess just where she's
throwing up.)
Of course, there will be new and different nighttime interruptions before
too much longer.... :)
As far as the comment about cats goes, that would explain things regarding
a few of my friends. >:) (Of course, the listmember I see most often is,
like myself, a dog owner, but he doesn't have 2 with, um, the sort of
interesting personality quirks mine have.)
Julia
