The folks over on the cat boards have had a similar experience this morning. Oh my these little ones can sure scare their humans to death, can't they? My toy poodle, Pumpkin (RB) lived to be 17 yrs. old and toward the end of his little life he was totally deaf and his vision was poor due to very dense cataracts. At first I thought his hearing was just a little "off" but one day while he slept I clapped my hands right beside his little head. No response. It sounds a little to me like Smokey may be having a similar problem. Then again he may have just been having a very good dream! My new little black mini, Ripley, sends him sloppy licks and kisses!