Familiarity breeds contempt – and children. — Mark Twain
Once upon a time, my wife and I had two young children at home aged 8 and 3, and a border collie named Maggie who loved to herd the munchkins.
One night Maggie got a little too excited while following her instincts and nipped at one of our daughter’s friends, so my wife and I took our most excellent little sheepdog to obedience training.
The lady at obedience school told us, “One problem is that your dog doesn’t respect your children.”
To which I honestly replied, “Most of the time, we don’t either.”
The trainer seemed to think that was a significant contributing factor to our dog’s bad behavior.
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