A small boy entered, and he and Holly stared at each other warily. "Does that dog bite?"
"No," I assured him. "Why don' t you give her a treat?" I handed him a bag of multicolored doggie treats. "Pick any color you like," I said. The boy chose a red treat and tentatively held it out to Holly. She neatly and gently took the treat, swallowed it quickly and licked the boy' s hand. The boy smiled. Holly' s critical debut had been a success.