More year-end feel-goodness
December 27, 2019Sam, our not-quite-3-year-old, has a curious habit when we are out walking or running. When we see a dog we don’t know, Sam will often say, “He’s a NICE dog,” with a clear emphasis on NICE. This opinion will be offered regardless of whether the dog is large or small, barking or silent, hyperkinetic or still.
It’s easy to laugh this off as childish naivete. All dogs can’t be nice, kid; it’s statistically impossible!
And yet … how nice to be so optimistic about a species as to see every single member as a potential friend.
I suppose I’ll allow it — though the owners who don’t use leashes are another matter altogether.
It seems that he relates well to dogs.
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