Deja Vu

I was babysitting my nephew Daniel one night. He was sleeping soundly and I decided to go to bed myself.

I had a very vivid dream that night: two dogs ran into my room and then ran out again going in the direction of Daniel's room. I was quite alarmed at this as I didn't know what the dogs intentions were so I lept out of bed and ran after them shouting!

When I got to Daniel's cot the two dogs were quietly sitting beside his cot, the head dog was the size of a collie, the other dog seemed smaller, terrier like. I looked into the head dogs eyes and it was immediately apparent that Daniel was in very safe hands, all my worries were ill founded and I felt enormously reassured. I understood that I had met Daniel's guardians and realised that they would keep vigil over him, that I need not worry.

The funny thing about all of this is that Daniel loves dogs though there are no pets around, his favourite cuddly toy (comforter)which he sleeps with is a dog and 'wow 'wow' was one of the first words that he learnt to say.

- Ness, Ireland (January 2003)