Jessy and David’s home situation was very normal until Jessy gave birth to a beautiful daughter. Ever since that moment, their family dog Benji has shook things up completely. Benji would not let their daughter sleep alone, and when they got separated, she would not stop barking. When David realized what was going on, he got the shock of his life.
He immediately called the police and they came with every available officer.
When the first police officer arrived, he could not believe what he was witnessing. How could a dog have noticed this? He told David that he should be very happy with such an observant dog. Deep down, David knew that he had screwed up; he should have been the one protecting his daughter.
When the first police officer arrived, he could not believe what he was witnessing. How could a dog have noticed this? He told David that he should be very happy with such an observant dog. Deep down, David knew that he had screwed up; he should have been the one protecting his daughter.
What the officers came for was disturbing, for sure. But the fact that it already started when Jessy was pregnant was even more alarming. They had trusted the wrong people.
But why did Benji refuse to let their daughter sleep alone? And how did David eventually figure out that such a large police presence was necessary?
It all started when Jessy was finally pregnant; they both wanted this for a very long time. However, there was something that was bugging both of them: their dog, Benji. They were hesitant about her reaction to the baby.
Jessy had read some horror stories only from dogs that would not accept another family member. Jessy and David both hoped that Benji would accept this. Otherwise, they were definitely going to bring Benji to a shelter.
Then one day, when Benji finally noticed that Jessy was pregnant, she started barking at Jessy’s belly repeatedly. Benji did not seem happy with the pregnancy; she started to act really weird. Jessy got really scared of this strange behavior.
They could not figure out what was triggering this behavior. Did Benji feel threatened, or was there something wrong with the baby that Benji could feel? Jessy had to get answers quickly before it was too late.
Jessy asked David to take Benji to the veterinarian. They had to absolutely make sure that there was nothing going on with Benji before they would need to choose between the baby and the dog.
That choice would not be easy, but deep down they knew that if they had to choose, they would definitely choose to bring Benji to a shelter if she could not accept the baby. This was to keep their daughter safe at all times. However, the vet could not provide clarity.
He did some medical checks to see if the dog was okay; there was nothing wrong. He told David that she must be feeling something that is going on with the baby. He advised David to take Jessy to the hospital for some checkups.
When David brought the news to Jessy, she started crying. She felt like everything was wrong. Benji had probably noticed something that was going on with the baby. Jessy mustered up all of her courage to call her doctor. He told her to come in immediately.
Jessy called her friend, Anne, who was there for her almost every day, to take her. She had been helping during the pregnancy around the house. She showed up within minutes to help her friend get to the hospital. When she arrived there, the receptionist told her she could go in.
The doctor did some elaborate medical tests to make sure everything was alright. The ultrasound, as well as the other tests, did not indicate anything that was wrong with Jessy or the baby. They still did not get the answers they were looking for.
When they arrived home, Jessy broke down and kept crying. She did not want to choose between her child and the dog. Anne comforted her. Anne told Jessy that she would be there for them when they couldn’t be home. Anne would become their babysitter; she had plenty of time.
This comforted Jessy; there would always be someone there to keep an eye on Benji. A couple weeks later, Jessy finally gave birth to a beautiful girl, Lily. Benji had still acted strange, but this is when more erratic behavior started happening.
The first few weeks, everything seemed to go fine. Both Jessy and David were home to care for their little girl. Benji seemed to have calmed down. But when they started working, Anne called them with some concerning news.