Gentle Doesn’t Mean Silent: A Big Dog Teaches a Boy Boundaries

and clean. “No, Leo. You didn’t.”

She crouched in front of him, hands on his cheeks.

“You are not responsible for other people’s bad behavior,” she said. “Not theirs. Not that kid’s. Not the adults who pretend it’s not a problem. Not anyone.”

Leo’s eyes filled like a cup under a dripping faucet.

“But… they’re calling you,” he whispered. “About Koda.”

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