Is That a Dog or a Baby?

Ok, I spoil my dogs, I will admitt it. And I know that Lanae will read this and think it is further proof that dogs are bad, but that is just not true. When you see your child lite up and hug that puppy or dog, you know it is worth it (like everything else you do for them). Ok, with that out of the way.,,,, We have a new puppy. However, he is not really a puppy, he is 7 months old. However he spent the first seven months of his life on a farm. No human contact other than an elderly couple that fed him and did not play with him. No name, no training, not even a treat now and then. He is beautiful and sweet and very loving. He is also scared of everything. The last 2 nights I have been up half the night because something frightened him. First a cow (yes you read that right) was crying and he howled along with it. We think it was a mother who's calf was hit by a car. I was up till 2:30. If I crate him away from the girls he got more frightened. Last night I turned off the porch light and went to bed and he started barking again. At about 1am I figured it out. If I turned the light back on he settled down. I guess I have the first dog in history to be afraid of the dark. I am sure in a month or so he will be settled down and some training will help him feel safe but right now it is like having a baby. The children named him Malachi and I hope he is powerful like that prophet. We are also hoping he makes a good father, that is why we bought him. Meanwhile, I will try not to fall asleep during homeschool time and sleep when I can...........