This is a picture of our niece Maya with our dogs Jada and Lexie. One of the reasons this is a favorite photo requires a bit of a story.
We brought Jada home when she was 9 weeks old and a week after bringing her home, Maya got to see her for the first time. What we didn't anticipate was that Maya would be petrified of this little puppy, but she was. Like most puppies, Jada was excited by anybody that walked through the door and would run to great our guest with great enthusiasm and meeting Maya for the first time was no exception. Jada is full grown in this picture, so as you can imagine, she was not a big puppy, but when that tiny puppy jumped up to greet Maya, panic set in. Over the next few months, Maya continued to come over always excited about seeing Jada, but would spend her time on the opposite side of the gates in our house. (We have certain rooms gated off to keep little paws off the floors and from making their way up stairs. These same gates are going to come in handy for Liliana.) Finally, I took Maya with me to a couple of Jada's puppy classes and as she participated in Jada's training she slowly but surely realized she didn't need to be so frightened. Seven months after bringing Jada home, we added Lexie to our pack and as you can see from this picture, Maya was over her fear of Jada and now loves both of her four-legged cousins.
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