This is why we need a dog...or maybe we need a dog that lives really close to us

Saba consistently acts like she's afraid of dogs. If you get her near a dog she'll start to act really shy and nervous...but she always wants to be wherever dogs are. Usually she wants to watch dogs from the safety of Dereje or my arms, but every now and then she'll venture out - only to come running back as soon as the dog makes a move towards her.
This past weekend we were able to visit a pack of very friendly dogs. Saba saw this group of friendly dogs and immediately retreated to the safety of her Daddy's arms. Luckily, after a few licks and some sniffing (licks from the puppies and sniffing from Saba), Saba felt comfortable enough to start telling the dogs what to do.
Of course, since Saba always has bits of food sticking to her...they happily obliged her with some more licking and tail wagging. She definitely warms up after a couple of minutes, but I think we need to find some repetitive doggy time that will help her to get over her squeamishness a little bit faster!