All Dogs go to Heaven

The other night Arya and the dogs had some time together. As some of you may know, Daddy does not like the dogs to be out around Arya much right now. He wants to wait until she is about one, which I think isn't the best idea because then she will be learning to walk and might get knocked over.

Lilly (6 yr old Beagle) and Teddy (5 yr old Chow-Shepard mix) have been around Arya a little bit. We "introduced" Arya to them when she came home from the hospital. We had done the whole letting them smell the blanket, hear baby sounds, etc before she came home. They spend most of their time outdoors while Arya is still little and lays on her play gym and the floor (on blankets).When they are roaming the house Lilly tends to go lay on our bed. She kind of sniffs Arya then walks away. Teddy, on the other hand, wants to be with Arya the whole time. I keep a watchful eye on them and keep him from smothering her (with love) or beating her with his tail. Okay...this brings us to Friday night...

I had gone to bed to read and brought the dogs with me. Daddy and Arya stayed in the living room and joined us a while later. Bradley decided to let the dogs and Arya get a little better acquainted. 

First up was Lilly. Lilly sniffed Arya and gave her a couple licks. Arya wasn't too sure about this and pulled back. We tried to get her to pet Lilly but she kept her hand in a little fist. Lilly did her usual- went and slept on the end of the bed.

Next was Teddy. He surprised me! He was so good and calm. (Not that he is usually a bad dog, just overly rambunctious.) He just put his head on Bradley's lap. Arya has always enjoyed watching Teddy. One time she was outside with Daddy. She laughed and laughed watching Teddy run and jump. She seemed to have the same opinion Friday. She liked to watch him. She sat up real well, leaning forward to get a good look at him. She even reached out and patted his snout on her own. This made Teddy decide to lick her-that made her a little unhappy. Bradley thought she seemed scared and was surprised commenting that fear is often a learned response. But, Arya did love watching Teddy, especially enjoyed seeing his tail thump on the bed.

We ended the night by cleaning Arya from all the doggy kisses. I really hope she learns to love dogs and animals as much as I do. :)