Molly Versus Dozer

My next door neighbor got a solid black Labrador Retriever puppy for Christmas and Molly had her first chance to meet him on Christmas morning. Molly was not impressed by his cuteness and I found out they had decided to hame him "Dozer". I brought Molly downstairs and Molly was curious like she normally is and Dozer had the curiosity of a puppy. They touched noses and Molly did not know what to do. The dog was so tiny, had not made a sound, and was quite taken with Molly. The lack of fear by Dozer threw Molly for a loop and she decided she wanted nothing to do with him. Molly slowly backed up and took a circuitous path around Dozer and wanted away from him as fast as possible. Molly's reaction surprised me because she is so "Alpha " dog. We ran into Dozer the night after Christmas and he was ready to play but Molly wanted nothing to do with him. She took off running with Dozer in hot pursuit. I could not help but laugh.