Claire was panicked: “BEAU TRIED TO ATTACK ME! HE WENT CRAZY WHEN I PICKED UP ZOEY!”
We rushed home. Claire sat shaking in the living room chair, holding Zoey. I knew Beau was acting off, but this?
I headed straight to the hallway closet — where we keep the security system monitor. I had to know what really happened.
I pulled up the footage from the living room camera. And what I saw made my blood run cold.
Our golden retriever, Beau.
He used to be the happiest, most obedient golden retriever you could imagine. But lately… he’d changed. He started following Rose everywhere like a shadow, and once Zoey was born, Beau practically glued himself to the crib. He wouldn’t leave Zoey’s side — ever.
At first, we thought it was sweet. Protective, even. But things escalated.
We hired a nanny, Claire, to help out. But Beau wouldn’t let her near Zoey. He growled, barked, and even bared his teeth. Claire started texting us anxious updates every time she came over — saying she was afraid the dog might bite her. We were exhausted, stressed, and overwhelmed with new-parent anxiety.
Still, I loved that dog. We rescued him together. He’d been with us since we got married. But now I was looking at Rose, and we both had the same thought: What if he snaps?
