Tuesday night I was in my normal sleeping spot on the bed. Mom was propped up reading the second “Hunger Games” book, thinking about going to bed. When all of a sudden I jumped off the bed & started barking and going nuts. Pixie joined in too. Mom figured we had just heard something hit the house (the wind was blowing fairly hard). She told us to settle down and go back to bed.
When we got up the next morning and watched the news, she started thinking about a story they showed. Maybe Pixie & I really did hear something strange. Maybe we heard an elephant!! Turns out the Ringling Bros Circus train was on the tracks that run along the back edge of our property and at a nearby crossing they had a minor accident. The news said there were animals on board the train (thankfully no one or animal was injured)! Mom’s thinking we heard the animals on the train after it stopped due to the accident. It is possible since us pups have superior hearing and the timing was right.
Here’s a link to the article and video about the circus train mishap:
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