Phobias

You may remember that about two years ago Earl developed an irrational fear of the hallway and would not walk in the hallway for about a month. I thought Earl had been cured of his phobia, since he has been roaming freely about the house for over two years now. That is, until a little before midnight last night, when Earl walked back into the house and stood in the living room and then proceeded to cry for two hours because he wanted to be down the hallway. I even got up and tried to drag him down the hall, but he got so scared he pulled out of his collar and ran away. Finally about 1:30am I heard the scurry of paws trying to find purchase on the laminate flooring and a rush of movement and a moment later Earl was curled up in the bed like everyone else. It remains to be seen if he will be willing to risk his life again to get out of the bedroom this morning.