No Dogs Allowed, that is, except for Phoebe

A couple of years ago, we were getting ready to leave for vacation and did not have power so we went to Joe and Missy's house to take advantage of their air conditioning and working wash machine. I set up Connor inside the house and by the time I had gotten back inside, Phoebe had chased him to the corner of the house and that was it for his love for the Phoebester. He started warming back up about a year later but he was overly aggressive (Connor has always struggled with gentle) and Phoebe snapped at him.  It was officially over.

And, then, there was the pony sized dogs at the tree farm and he was questioning me about whether or not there would be a dog anywhere that we were going.  This was encouraged by the Peanuts short "No Dogs Allowed."  Connor was asking me if there would be a sign on places that indicating no dogs allowed whenever we would leave for a place that he wasn't sure about.

So, to our surprise, he was VERY excited to see Phoebe.  This is especially after he expressed extreme concerne that Uncle Joe was coming to birthday bowling and could be bringing Phoebe.

We knew that Jackson was going to be happy to see her.

Having a stare off.

After petting her with no issue, Connor had completely warmed up and was having conversations with her. He was careful not to bring things with him that she would want to eat or so he thought. All in all, it was a good thing that he got over his fear.