When Maddie arrived, there were celebrations, and upon arriving home we opened her 'bunny rug' so that Kurt and Georgie could inspect her, and give their nod. Georgie almost jumped upside down, and Kurt just sat and grinned at me. He knew. He was happy.
As time passed, and Maddie started to grow up a bit, we would let her discover her bearings in the gardens surrounding our house, closely followed by Kurt, as her guide and protector. Wherever she wandered, Kurt wasn't far behind, and soon they became firm friends.
The day finally arrived when Maddie started Day Care, at about 15 months, and Kurt was a bit reluctant to have her leave us so soon. But as I had been given a position at the local university, there was very little option left for us. I explained this to Kurt, but he still had his doubts.
During this process, my sister who lives in Michigan, began sending us books about Carl - the Rottweiler--beautiful picture books about Carl and his young side-kick, someone very similar to Maddie, although her name was Madeleine! I would open these books for Maddie and Kurt, and tell them the 'story' according to the pictures, and they would sit, entranced, (except for the times that Georgie would distract Kurt as he was on guard duty after all!)

Note: For those readers unfamiliar with Kurt and Georgie. Kurt was our professionally trained guard dog, who had since retired and lived with us at home. Georgie was his side-kick and a great little friend to the world. She was a black and tan Australian terrier, (or blue, as they are called), and was a constant ball of energy and love!)
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