Rexann resorted to giving the infant a pacifier. "We sort of hoped she would be a thumbsucker and comfort herself," says Brew, of Pasadena, Calif., who admits she and her husband awoke at least ...

The dog seems extraordinarily curious about the pacifier. It nudges closer to it, makes an abrupt move, grabs the pacifier with its teeth, jumps off the bed, and sprints away with its prize.