A Breakthrough Moment with Barnaby

My rescue dog finally came up and slept on my lap today. I’ve had Barnaby for about six months,

and he came from a really rough background. He’s always been terrified of people. He usually spends

the whole day hiding under the coffee table, and if I walk past him too fast,

he flinches. I never force him to interact, I just give him space.

Today there was a huge thunderstorm, and he’s usually petrified of the noise.

I was sitting on the couch just reading a book, trying to stay calm for him.

Suddenly, I felt a little nudge on my leg. He had crawled out from under the table

and just rested his chin right on my knee. I literally froze because I didn't