Cameron brought a dog to school. He, the dog Bently, was scheduled, unafraid, and excited when ten fifth graders touched and called his name. For twenty minutes Bently was the only thing that mattered to kids.
he really liked Leslie
Dogs don’t have favorites when there is mass touching and oohing and aahhing and petting and holding and calling and attention. Or do they? Leslie is of the not-so-calm ones in class, but by her own confession, she knew it. She seemed to be the dog-whisperer in the bunch. Bently gravitated to her Indian-style sitting and sniffed and looked for Leslie’s touch. Rob noticed. “Bently likes Leslie!” he announced. But all the other kids didn’t care. They wanted to hold and feel Bently.
does he always wag his tail
“Come on, Bently, come on.”
“Why does he always wag his tail? asked a student.
“Because he’s happy.”
“Does he always wag his tail?” she asked.
“Come to think about it…yes. I guess he is always happy.”

Like dogs. having excited children all round, touching makes a teacher happy!