Bossy baby

Abigail loves Kathleen's dogs. Lacey and Boomer are a mix of Mastiff and bull terrier, and are very gentle and patient. Abigail is fascinated by them. Initially, she was afraid of dogs, but she overcame that, and now pats the dogs, plays with their big feet, sits next to them and drapes her body across them... and those dogs just look at the family as if to say, "Can someone get this kid off of me?"

We visited Kathleen last weekend, and the weather was warm. Abigail walked up to Boomer, who had his mouth wide open, panting. "Hey!" she admonished him. "Close you mouf!" I had to tell her that panting is how a dog stays cool in the heat.

For some reason, Abigail wanted to get nose-to-nose with Boomer. Maybe she thinks that he will listen to her, if she looks him in the eye...