It's been just 10 days since we added Ginger, the Retriever, to our family, but its very clear that she is already Max's best friend. Yesterday we had her spayed, and I'm not sure which was harder: the surgery for Ginger or the day of separation for Max.
As soon as she arrived home last night, drugged and down from the vet, Max was near to give her comfort.
Ginger had no appetite and was clearly very sleepy, so Max positioned himself near her and grabbed a book. Appropriately entitled "Jake and the Brave Night", it's a story about being brave and unafraid of being alone at night.
I'm proud of Max for being so compassionate to his friend, and for the huge progress that this shows for his reading skills. We've worked long and hard, through many hours of therapy and many tears of frustration, for him to accomplish this simple task of reading. I am thrilled beyond words that he had the desire to read to Ginger, but even more proud that he had the ABILITY to read to her all by himself.
