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

the neighbor jogged past with earbuds in, eyes suddenly wide when she noticed me.

Humans are funny.

They want dogs to be big, until big means you might not be harmless.

They want dogs to be loyal, until loyalty looks like teeth.

We walked with my leash clipped tight, Sarah’s grip firm. Not because she didn’t trust me.

Because she didn’t trust everyone else.continue reading …