The New New on Greeting a Dog, Whether You’re 5 or 55
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When my Lab mix, Rio, was younger, we volunteered as a therapy dog team at a hospital. One evening, a 2-year-old girl with a huge bandage covering one side of her face ran up to Rio and started patting him on the head and trying to hug him.
Reeder, J. (2023). The New New on Greeting a Dog, Whether You’re 5 or 55. Fear Free Happy Homes. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://www.fearfreehappyhomes.com/the-new-new-on-greeting-a-dog-whether-youre-5-or-55/.
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