I've written multiple times about the many benefits of kids growing up with dogs and pets in general. After our dog died just before the kids' second birthday, we decided we weren't ready for another mouth to feed and animal to train. So, what's the solution if we still want some of the benefits? We offer to watch the neighbor's dogs!
Our neighbors actually have 3 dogs and we normally only watch Coco - seen above. She is older, great with kids, and doesn't require a ton of work. The kids love playing with her, feeding her, and running around.
Such a wonderful dog to put up with this!
This time we also agreed to watch their puppy - Jasper. I was impressed how well the puppy followed the directions of two year olds. The kids are the ones who got out the blanket and told the dogs to lay down. I wasn't surprised that Coco followed directions. But the puppy? That's impressive!
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