A Dark Night

Mikaela, the one-year-old daughter of a joyful family living in Kansas, was never given a chance to sleep without her parents' assistance. Until very recently, her parents could not leave her alone in any room, not even during the daytime hours while they were home.

When they welcomed the new puppy into their home and discovered that it allowed their daughter to enjoy a restful night's sleep for the first time in a long time, it provided them with comfort.

If only they were aware of the facts regarding the circumstance!

A Happy Family

Dex Pritchett was a typical family man who lived in Kansas with his wife Lindsey and their daughter Mikaela, who had just turned one at the time.

During the time that Dex was employed as a professor at the local community college, his wife owned and operated a bakery in the neighborhood.

In his opinion, things in his life could not have been going any better than they were at this moment. When Mikaela became five years old, everything would be pretty different from that point on.

A Great Life

One-year-old Mikaela Pritchett is being brought up by her parents, Dex and Lindsey Pritchett, and by Dex's wife Lindsey and Dex's wife Lindsey's daughter, Dexter Pritchett. Dex and Lindsey Pritchett are Dex's wife Lindsey's parents. Professor Dex is employed at the local university, and his wife owns and operates a bakery in the town that is located nearby. When he was younger, he had a lot of hopes and dreams about how his life would turn out.

When Mikaela turns five, everything will be pretty different from how it is now in comparison to how it will be then. Even though Dex and Lindsay were considering growing their family by having another child, they came to the opinion that it would be beneficial to have some pets. This was the consensus of the group.

On the other hand, the difficulties started long ago, much before they came across a puppy they could bring back home with them.

Brewing Problem

Mikaela's revelation that she is anxious about spending the evening alone in her room prompted their quarrel. Dex predicted that the fact that she had awakened herself in the middle of the night would irritate any child.

Dex and Lindsey knew why their child was scared, but they assumed her fear was limited to the evening.

On the other hand, Mikaela quickly developed the habit of sobbing anytime she was alone, even throughout the day.

Frightened

Lindsey is delighted to learn that Mikaela has been napping in Lindsey's old bedroom for the past three years. Even though she had to linger with the baby until it was safe for her to sleep, the adjustment to sleeping on her own seemed to go off without a hitch.

Even though she had to stay with the baby until it was time for her to sleep, she was at a loss for what to do at this point.

When Mikaela opens her eyes, she first goes to the bedroom where her parents sleep to see whether they are okay. In addition to this, the situation is deteriorating further every day.

It Gets Worse

As Mikaela's anxiety over alone grows, Dex and Lindsay notice that she is becoming an increasing problem for them. It is impossible to keep them apart for any time, even for a moment, if they are not in the same room together.

They weren't together for very long before they started to become tired of each other and decided to take Mikaela to the doctor to find out why she wasn't feeling well when they saw she wasn't herself.

They were completely unaware that they couldn't arrive at the Children's Hospital that day.

Drive to the Hospital

This morning in Kansas City, while Dex and Lindsay were taking their daughter to the physician, they were held up in traffic, which caused them to be late.

While Dex and Lindsay are discussing their interests, Dex decides to liven up the atmosphere in the car by turning on some country music.

On the other hand, when Mikaela is riding in the backseat, she is witness to an event that would change the course of her life forever.

Smart Kid

While Dex and Lindsey were oblivious of Mikaela's ability to pull her up to the car window and peek outside, she was able to do so. She did not lower the window; instead, she hopped up and down while looking out of the car window. She did not follow through with this plan, which greatly relieved us.

As soon as the little angel started wailing, "Mommy, puppy, puppy!" we made a beeline for her as quickly as we could. But unfortunately, Dex and Lindsay were amid an angry quarrel during that time.

When they all looked up, they were surprised to see her standing near the window. This took all of them by surprise. Mikaela did not move from where she was sitting and remained to watch, for the time being, unaware of whatever was happening outside the vehicle they were traveling.

What to Do

When Dex's phone rang, he was trying to decide whether or not he should go to the hospital or go shopping with his family instead.

Instantaneously, he answered the phone and learned that their physician had informed them that they needed to reschedule their appointment. He was surprised yet not surprised at all. Following that, he shared this information with them.

After that, he acted in a way that was appropriate given the circumstances. For example, as Dex was driving below, he noticed a sign and pulled into a parking place as soon as possible. After that, he took his friend to the neighborhood pet store, where they bought some supplies together.

Perfect Dog

Pritchett decided to provide a home for the rest of Silva's life. Silva is a magnificent pit bull who is now two years old.

Despite Lindsey's reservations, he is Dex's ideal canine friend, and they ought to become acquainted with one another. Silva seems content with the modifications that have been made to the environment where he is currently located. After being adopted by the family and becoming a part of the pack, the dog quickly became accustomed to his new responsibilities and experienced a sense of belonging in the household.

However, he has a history of stunning and terrifying his new owner, and he only does so at night. This behavior is confined to the evening hours. This activity only occurs during the night. The evening is the only time of day when this pattern of activity is seen.

Welcome to This Family

As Dexter and Lindsay were on their route back to their house, they made the split-second decision to make a quick detour to the neighborhood pet store so that they could pick up some supplies for their new dog.

In addition to a bed, food, dishes, and toys for him to play with, they gave him nutrition of the greatest possible quality.

That night, Silva held a get-together in a more casual setting to formally introduce himself and his family to all. Then, they make the spur-of-the-moment decision to spend quality time together by watching a movie, which is when the occurrence that is the most difficult to explain takes place.

Shorten Movie Night

Even though Mikaela watches a short amount of television before going to bed, she is still able to have a restful sleep on the sofa. Silva, sleeping on the floor next to her, appeared to be quite asleep and made minimal movement.

Dex and Lindsey eventually convince Mikaela to return to her room, and while she is there, they make every effort not to wake her up to preserve her sleep. But, unfortunately, as they attempted to carry Mikaela, Silva roused himself, just as they had predicted he would if they kept trying to move him.

On the other hand, they were unprepared for what Silva did after he regained consciousness. After Silva had regained consciousness, they attempted to hoist Mikaela.

Settle Down

Dex and Lindsay placed a beautiful new and highly comfortable bed and a bowl for fresh water in the kitchen area of the house, where Silva sleeps.

Before settling into his new bed, he carefully examined it and flipped it over several times to ensure it was just right. Then, they swiftly exited the room, closing the door behind them.

They stayed in the lounge, where they had been earlier, and watched television for a few hours before retiring to their rooms alone. Lindsay noticed Silva wasn't in his bed when she got up to get a sip of water from the kitchen. Lindsay had realized Silva had not been in his bed since she had awoken. She hadn't realized he wasn't in the room with her before that.

Confused

Lindsey had no idea what was happening because she was confident they had closed the kitchen door.

Despite Dex Silva's recommendation that she sleep in Mikaela's room due to the strange dog that lurked around the house at night, she couldn't shake the idea that she was in danger from the animal.

How did Silva getaway? What happened in his life exactly? Lindsay's fear drove her to start her search by walking from room to room within the house.

Disturbed

She looked in the living room, the dining room, and the passageway, but she couldn't see Silva. When she initially entered Mikaela's chamber, he failed to surprise her. He didn't do it till the second time. Then, while her young daughter was sleeping, he crept up behind her.

Even though Lindsay's husband grew up with bulldogs as pets, she still fears the breed. She then left the room once Silva had been secured in the kitchen and had come from beneath the bed. However, Silva's strange behavior is just starting, so stay tuned for more.

Escape Master

Every night, Lindsay would lock the door to the kitchen before locking Silva in there; yet, Silva was able to find a way out of there every time.

Lindsay would get increasingly afraid when she awakened in the middle of the night and continued her hunt for him. The more she looked for him, the more she would find himself. There is a significant possibility that Mikaela may be discovered hiding behind his bed.

This carried on for an aggregate number of weeks into the double digits. When Lindsey broke the news to her husband, he didn't appear the least bit concerned, even though she had informed him.

Old Habits

Dex and Lindsay granted Silva permission to access Mikaela's room during the day; however, Lindsay banned Silva from entering the room during the night. Dex permitted Silva to enter Mikaela's room during the day.

Dex also granted Silva permission. Lindsay, who had her own dog, was acutely aware of the need to develop discipline in her canine friend by keeping him from having unrestricted access to the home while she was at work. She did this by closing all the doors and closing all the windows.

This was due to the fact that Lindsay owned her own dog, thus she had personal experience with the subject and understood its significance. What was going on at home in the moments leading up to his realization that he was unable to fall asleep when he tried?

Accident

Lindsay has made it a habit to instruct Silva to return to the kitchen every evening, but there is a limit to how long she can do so because it has become a habit for her.

She had tried several times to teach him how to sleep during the night, but he was hesitant to listen to her. She has made several attempts to teach him how to sleep through the night.

The only other option she has is to start letting him out of the house right now, which she is unable to do because she does not have the money. Then, after a long and exhausting day, she went to bed early and slept through the night. She was sound slept the entire night.

Behavior Change

Mikaela has had so many sleepless nights in the preceding three months that the Pritchetts frequently wait outside her bedroom door, ready to rush in as soon as she opens her eyes.

Mikaela has been experiencing nightmares. Mikaela, on the other hand, was able to sleep soundly throughout the night. She arrived at the site where she was going to sleep early in the morning with a big smile on her face. This was the place where she planned to sleep.

Lindsay exhaled a sigh of relief as she caught sight of Silva napping comfortably on the bed. What happened as a result?

Interesting Development

As a result of the most recent turn of events in the novel, both Dex and Lindsey are wracking their brains for an explanation.

Mikaela does not enjoy the mornings and only infrequently shows signs of happiness, but she is going to make an exception for today and try to look on the bright side. In an effort to unravel the mystery, Dex installs three different types of security cameras throughout the house.

Mikaela's room has been outfitted with not one, but two of the cameras, while the kitchen has been given custody of the third. Before beginning, Dex turns on the camera while Mikaela is positioned in such a way that she is able to see it from the bed as she is gazing down at it. Following their viewing of the film later that day, the two were struck mute and unable to have any decent dialogue with one another.

Internet

Both Dex and Lindsay have resorted to using the internet in a quick effort to solve the mystery that has been produced by the activities of their daughter and their family pet. Dex and Lindsay's kid is the one who is causing the mystery. Lindsay and Dex's family pet is the one who is trying to

It appeared as though Silva had fallen asleep while sat on the bed, and the monitor depicted this happening in real time as they were walking out of the kitchen.

During this time, Lindsey became aware that the door that led to the kitchen had been locked, and she and her roommate observed as Mikaela fell asleep rather quickly. Despite this, she did not receive nearly as much sleep during the night as she need in order to function well.

Video

After spending some time rolling around on the ground, Mikaela sprung to her feet and pulled herself up as quickly as she could. She brought the blanket up to her chin and viewed the darkness while looking into the abyss with her eyes expanded to their farthest capacity. She was staring into nothingness.

Lindsey's maternal instinct tells her to comfort her daughter by coming to her side when she is furious, but she fights this impulse so that she may watch what happens instead. Lindsey's daughter is angry because Lindsey has failed to meet her needs as a mother.

However, despite Lindsey's desire to comfort her daughter in her time of need, she does not accompany her to her mother's side when she calls for help. After some time had passed, the little girl was able to shock everyone by carrying out an action that nobody had anticipated she would do. Everyone was taken aback and let out a shocked gasp.

What Have You Done?

Mikaela crawled out from beneath the bed, carefully removed the quilt, and then knelt down under the bed in order to do a thorough investigation of the area. She did the routine that Lindsey had suggested she do every night before going to sleep, which was to check to see if there was still a monster beneath the bed. The results of her investigation revealed that there was no longer a monster under the bed.

She finished up this task just before turning in for the night. After double-checking that everything was in working condition, Mikaela hurriedly made her way towards the door that was slightly ajar.

Lindsay was perplexed because she believed she was going to her room as she normally did, but instead she went down the corridor. Lindsay thought she was going to her room because she normally does this. Lindsay was taken aback because she had not prepared for this outcome.

Against Silva

Mikaela crept into the kitchen as her parents were viewing the footage on the webcam, and once she was there, she softly opened the door and exited the room. The fact that Silva nearly immediately lifted his head after seeing the little girl suggests that he was waiting for her the whole time. This is demonstrated by the fact that he got his head raised almost immediately.

Almost as soon as Dex realized what had occurred, he burst out laughing, and Lindsay didn't take long to join in on the good times.

They watched as Mikaela led Silva back to the room where she had been staying, the room where Silva had been staying with Mikaela. Silva had been staying there with Mikaela.

Nighly Routine

After following Mikaela into her bedroom, Silva went onto her bed and laid down next to her while preserving an air of reserve.

Shortly after snuggling up to the dog in the cutest way imaginable, Mikaela nodded off to sleep, and a few minutes later, she was out cold.

Dex was happy to have the opportunity to witness something so spectacular with his own eyes, despite the fact that the acquisition of a camera had required him to spend a substantial amount of money on it. He was going to turn off the computer when an event that was out of the norm occurred; nonetheless, it was then that it took place.

See this Believe This

Mikaela got up, and so did Silva. As Mikaela gazed around the room, her eyes became bloodshot, and she developed a mournful expression when she realized that her parents were not there. She proceeded to pet her and lick her face until Silva eventually gave in and laid down. After that, she left them alone.

Silva whimpered at her as she opened her eyes wider and started to tremble her lips, but she persisted in petting her and kissing her face regardless of Silva's protests.

The dog gave her one last peck on the cheek before getting into position next to her and falling asleep. The progression of events, which took both Dex and Lindsay by surprise, shocked both of them to their cores and caught them off guard.

With Her

Mikaela's grin spread across her face as she gave Silva a gentle massage till the latter ultimately dropped off as her eyes grew heavy and she fell asleep. When they heard the news, both Dex and Lindsay were completely and utterly taken aback.

They found Silva the following morning still ensconced in his own bed in the same location where he had been the previous night.

It is possible that he made a plan that enabled him to return to the kitchen at an exceptionally early hour in the morning in order to display his devotion to behaving in a subservient manner. This is something that he wanted to do in order to show that he was willing to do so.

Strong Bond

When the Pritchetts finally took their daughter Mikaela to the pediatrician after putting off the visit for a considerable amount of time, they discovered that their daughter suffered from a phobia and was afraid of being left alone.

Mikaela was able to overcome her anxiety with the assistance of Silva, and the Pritchetts are tremendously grateful to Silva for assisting Mikaela in achieving this goal. Mikaela will soon be able to conquer her fear of spiders, but in the meantime, the connection she shares with Silva will only continue to get even closer.

Lindsey was first anxious about where she would sleep, but she quickly learned that sharing a bed with a hairy creature provided a variety of benefits that outweighed her initial apprehensions.

Advantage

There has been a substantial amount of research conducted into the ways in which pet ownership can help owners experience lower levels of stress and anxiety in their daily lives.

Mikaela's levels of cortisol and blood pressure plummeted as soon as she became aware that Silva was getting closer to her. Additionally, Mikaela noticed a reduction in both her heart rate and her respiration rate during this time.

When Lindsay slept with her daughter's bulldog, it may have seemed like the perfect solution to her fear of dogs at the time, but now she is questioning whether or not she is ready to truly trust bulldogs. She slept with the bulldog because she was afraid of dogs, but now she is questioning whether or not she is ready to trust bulldogs.

Misunderstood Dog

Due to the size and strength of their bodies, particularly their huge jaws, bulldogs are frequently regarded as the most dangerous breed of dog. This perception is largely based on popular belief.

However, in spite of their reputation, these dogs have the potential to be lovable, affectionate, and loyal; it only depends on how they are brought up and educated.

However, in spite of this reputation, these dogs have the capacity to be lovable, affectionate, and devoted to their owners. Yes, Lindsay is of the opinion that her dog is a reliable friend for her child, despite the fact that an unsocialized dog of any breed has the potential to be harmful. Despite the fact that the dog has not been well socialized, this is still the case.