This was a quite an advancement in the boy’s relationship with animals. When we first introduced them to live animals our challenge was teaching them to touch the animals gently. After several encounters with neighborhood dogs and cats and a few petting zoo visits the twins were beginning to become comfortable with approaching animals. Then it took only a few unpleasant incidents, one at a live nativity scene when a cross Billy goat butted Benji to the ground, and another time when a dog on a leash snapped at Davey, to instill the fear of animals in both boys. We started over by encouraging the boys to talk to and gently pet the neighborhood cat, Socks. We then moved on to smaller dogs and other animals such as this bunny we met recently at the Apple Festival.
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