Fearsome Creature

As I was finishing a cup of coffee this morning, I heard one of my sons outside calling for me and shrieking in terror – I also heard the scrabble of claws on the pavement. With vaguely remembered news stories of once-friendly dogs leaping fences and escaping leashes to rip the face off of some poor little kid flashing before my eyes, I raced downstairs, flung open the front door, and beheld: a chihuahua in my front yard, staring at me, poised to flee if I made any sudden movements. Huh.\par
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My kids aren’t comfortable with dogs.