Jared gripped the collar in his teeth, and heart pounding fretfully, slipped out the door. The floors were carpetted, so his claws made no noise as he padded on down the upstairs hallway. His tail wagged in agitation as he listened to his Mom's singing. But he needed her help somehow to find the medallion and become a boy once more. He felt certian that she'd know what to do.
When he reached the top of the stairs, he stared down them for a long time. Once he put his paws on that first step, there'd be no turning back. His fangs tightened their grip on the collar. He'd already lost this much time to search for the medallion himself. He had to go through with this.
And so, he put his paws on the first step. He nearly tumbled on down the stairs, so unused to his dog body was he. But by the itme he'd reached the third step down, he'd mastered the trick. A moment later he was in the main hallway, snaking towards the open kitchen doorway from which he could hear his Mom's pleasant voice singing softly.
The kitchen floor was linoleum of course, so as soon as he set his paws upon it, the clicking noise alerted his Mom. She turned, and stared down in surprise at the German Shepherd peering in at her. "What are you doing here, boy?" she asked, stepping forward unafraid, holding one of her hands out so that he might sniff or lick at it.
Jared dropped the collar onto the floor and barked once, tailw agging, urging her to follow after him. To his surprise, her hand snaked around and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck. Yanked off his paws, he let out a yelp, and fell onto his back. Her knees framed him firmly, and she was pressing something against his neck. "Easy boy. I don't know how you got in here, but I'll get you to the right people."
Jared blinked in dismay and let out another bark, struggling, legs pumping fruitlessly at the air. She was going to take him to the pound!