Travelingjenny

Tess loves Maggie. More importantly, she maintains a respectful distance from our gentle, but child-apprehensive dog. When Grace was a toddler, she would run full force at Maggie, climb on her, and whack her in the head. So naturally, the poor dog is a bit wary of small children. But Tess has never done anything to offend her, and usually admires her from afar, exclaiming “Mah-my!” and laughing when she does something funny. The other day, Maggie was sleeping in the living room, and Tess brought her bone to her, carrying it all the way from the dining room. Tess was very proud of herself. Later, she was petting Maggie (pounding her gently, actually), and Maggie didn’t even walk away – she even sniffed at Tess’s sweet little face. So I am hoping that Tess turns out to be a dog lover like her parents – Grace is still asking me nearly every day if she can have a kitty when she turns six (seriously, where did she come from??).