Fixing a Smile - The Power of a Puppy

A few months ago we introduced my new puppy, Tomlin, here on the blog. He's a malamute/German shepherd mix puppy who is now 7 months old. He loves to play, lick and thinks the whole world exists to pet him.

Yesterday afternoon the little boy with a broken smile came in with his foster mom. He's looking brighter so I asked the little boy if his smile was fixed. He said no. My husband happened to be here and we exchanged glances. Did the foster mom have a minute? She said yes.

We asked the little boy if he liked meeting puppies. He said yes.

Without another word John ran home, grabbed Tomlin and brought him back over.

It was an instantaneous success.

Both the little boy and Tomlin enjoyed meeting each other. After petting him for a few minutes and getting licked more than a few times they went outside. When the little boy threw a stuffed animal Tomlin retrieved it. The boy threw it again and Tomlin again retrieved it and on it went. When the little boy looked up at us his smile was as bright as the sun.

Now I'm sure they'll each expect the other to be here when they visit. That's ok. For the moment at least, the little boy's smile is fixed. That's all that matters.