Last night my wife and I went to bed early and it was if our dogs were possessed! We couldn’t figure out why they were so fidgety and restless. They typically go to bed with us and might chew on a bone or something for 10-20 minutes and then pass out; but last night was very different. Sushi was on the bed then jumped off the bed, then Espy wanted to chew on something, then Sushi wanted to chew on something.
This cycle went on and on, then came the barking and howling which lasted another solid hour. After a while we shut our bedroom blinds and everything seemed to go back to normal. Thinking back on it it was a full moon and we think that this had something to do with the behavior. Once the boys had a “black” environment they seemed to be fine. After this happened I did some research on the net and found that there are studies out there that suggest humans and all types of animals have tendencies to behave more “hyper” or stranger during full moons and times surrounding full moons than at any other time. These studies suggest that gravitational forces tied to the moon influence our (animals and humans) water balance. These imbalances tend to cause changes in behavior.
I guess I could find a study proving or disproving anything but I do know our dogs’ typical behavior and this was definitely not it. I hadn’t really payed attention to it as much as last night in the past because they were particulary out of whack…..
