Only one thing on my Bucket List: To be Free of Fear

I almost got eaten by a dog at work this past week. I say it jokingly, but it was no laughing matter. I’m good at reading both animals and people: in the twenty plus years in the business, I’ve only been bitten twice. Once by a dog, once by a cat.

However, in this case, the dog gave no warning. There were no subtle cues to pick up on. Nothing that made me go, “You’d better be careful with this one.” This dog was wagging his whole body, happy to see me, happy to be in the office. I came up fron...