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

finished, Sarah reached across the table and took his hand.

“You know what you just did?” she asked.

Leo shrugged, embarrassed.

“I told him to stop.”

“You did more than that,” Sarah said. “You proved something.”

Leo looked up.

Sarah’s eyes were steady, shining.

“You proved that ‘gentle’ doesn’t mean ‘easy to hurt,’” she said. “And you proved something else continue reading …