Caramel, the Guard Dog

Yesterday I took care of a friend's 6 month old son. I was very excited but I was also nervous because Caramel, our 1 1/2 year old Beagle has never really been around babies before. I was worried that she would lick the baby all over or try and cuddle up to the baby too much, because that's what she does with everyone else, but she didn't do that. She liked to sit on the blanket with the baby but not too close. She would just sit there and watch him and look around. I was surprised by this because she is very friendly and just always wants to play. Even when I tried to play with her, she just stayed where she was watching the baby. When I layed the baby down for a nap, she went into the room with him, and sat between where he was sleeping and the door, and just watched the door. I finally figured out that she was trying to protect the baby. It was so sweet! She knew he was helpless and it was her job to protect him. It made me feel much better about her for when Jared and I have children. She'll make a great big sister, and not let anything happen to them.