Before Scout came to live with us, she lived with Jennifer and Daniel and their dogs, Fat Boy, Petey, Deedee and Monkey and the other puppies.

Well, yesterday Jenn and Daniel came by to see us, and they brought Fat Boy and Monkey, who used to be Scout’s mom and dad before. (That really doesn’t make sense to me, but maybe you understand.)

They all came in the house at once- and Scout was so happy to see them! She was jumping and playing and kissing them. But I was not happy at all. I was afraid that Fat Boy was going to try to eat me- he is BIG. He kept trying to smell of me or lick me, but I said absolutely not. I hid behind Mom, or behind Daniel and wouldn’t even look at them.  But Scout just kept playing with them. She was even trying to clean Fat Boy’s teeth by licking in his mouth! That scared me too, because I thought he might bite her head off. Thank goodness he didn’t.

Daniel kept talking to me and letting me know it was going to be OK. I finally got down and sniffed Monkey and let her sniff me. Fat Boy kept trying to talk to me, and I finally let him smell of me one time.  Mom even gave everybody a peanut butter cookie, and Fat Boy let Monkey have his…

Mom says Fat Boy is a good boy – she says he used to come to our house and eat fried okra with her (that was back before me, I guess).   She says he’s going to have to come back and see us again- she says she doesn’t want me to be afraid of him, or any good dog.

I’ll try.

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“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3