By eight o'clock, Beth was wondering if she's made a huge mistake. Shadow wouldn't stop crying. She tried walking him, but he only went as far as the stairs before sitting down and refusing to move. She tried playing with him, but he ignored every toy she offered. She tried to pet him and he nipped at her.
She was at her wit's end. Six hours and nothing she did could calm him down.
Finally, in an act of desperation, she called Dr. Russ.
"Hello?" he asked, sounding tired.
"Dr. Russ. It's Beth. Are you home? Do you think you could come downstairs? Something's wrong with Shadow."
"Sure. Be down right away."
She listened as she heard the slam of a door and someone running down two flights of stairs. She didn't even wait for Dr. Russ to knock, she just opened the door.
"Where is he? What
