"Please wait till we get to the garden, ok? Don’t pee yourself," I warned mockingly.

I had to put Little Hayden down on the floor so that I could gather my art materials and tools that I needed to take outside to work on some art in the garden. Little Hayden looked a little confused at suddenly being let down from my arms, but he still chose to stick close to me. He walked around my heels and followed me as I moved around gathering things in the art studio.

Honestly, I was quite scared that I would step on his little paws as I walked.

After gathering all the...