My four year old daughter has always been deathly afraid of dogs. She usually takes off running in the other direction whenever she sees one. It doesn’t matter if the dog is big or small, active or lazy.  Well, I think my neighbor’s new dog Bella has changed my daughter’s heart.  She met the puppy who is just a few weeks old, and was immediately drawn to her.  She was fascinated that the dog has one blue eye and one brown eye. She sat in awe of Bella and stroked her back for what seemed like hours. Then, after she stopped she still kept her eye on her the entire time we were visiting. If she didn’t see her at any time she got up to go find her. She even put some treats in her Christmas stockings for dogs. Now my daughter is insisting that she wants a puppy of her own. Bella has won her over.