Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Verbi

Verbi has been weighing heavily on my mind and in my heart lately. I'm just having a really hard time understanding why he is so aggressive towards Norah. He's always been as gentle as can be with Lolo. She picks him up; attaches a leash on his collar and drags him around the house; basically, treat him like he's her personal plaything (although she calls Verbi her brother). Today, Norah walks by him. Doesn't touch him. Doesn't antagonize him. Just walks by him. And he snaps at her. I'm standing right there watching the whole thing! Geez.
In any event, I've come to realize that things are getting increasingly unworkable between Norah and Verbi (although the "why" part is a complete mystery to me). How can a dog be so gentle to one kid and so aggressive towards another?!
Unless we find a good childless family to take him in the next couple of weeks, Verbi is scheduled to go into foster care. I have no idea how I'm going to explain this to Lolo.

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