Georgie was scared to climb the stairs leading to the Great Room above the garage. This is the room where we chill, watch tv, work on mosaics, nap on the sofa and so on. It wasn’t a bad thing that he was scared to go up those stairs. He was fine on the ground floor.

I messed it up. I encouraged him to overcome his fear. He did. He went up and down the stairs several times after his first ascent, just to show that he could. He’s been totally excited all evening at this accomplishment. The cats are not amused that their special puppy-free sanctuary has been breached….