Maybe dogs aren't so bad after all

Jack doesn't like loud noises.

That has always included the sound of dogs barking.

One of our neighbors has a large and very bad mannered pit bull who got in the habit for a while of coming into our yard. If he found Jack there, he got aggressive, trying intimate Jack and drive him off.

Jack walking Max at the park

Needless to say, that didn't serve to make Jack more fond of dogs.

As a matter of fact, Jack decided that he simply doesn't like dogs. He'd hide behind whatever parent was available whenever a dog came into view and avoid known dogs at all costs.

The Aussie branch of the family are dog lovers. Auntie Trudy has her friend, George, a Jack Russel terrier. Auntie Ann has Scamp, a fox terrier/dachshund cross, and Uncle Carl has Max, a Maltese.

There really wasn't any way that Jack could avoid these charming little dogs, and after a time, he even decided that he liked them. He hasn't generalized that to all dogs, yet. But we're hoping.

Int he meanwhile, thanks to Max, Scamp, and George for showing Jack that dogs can be fun people.