Morey isn't scared of much. He is rarely even hesitant to approach something to check it out; if he is faced with something new he usually just takes it all in, checks it out, and then moves on. Today, however, I found something that Morey is afraid of: remote control airplanes.
Two boys at the rugby event this weekend had new remote control airplanes and were trying them out. Morey and I had just gotten done playing ball and he had his tennis ball in his mouth. At first it was the sound that caught his attention, then he noticed the strange flying things. It didn't help that the "pilots" were flying a little erractically-making the planes move up and down quite rapidly. There were two planes and the sight plus the sound sent Morey slinking behind my chair (still holding his ball of course). Then the planes would land and he would cautiously start to approach only to have them take off again. Finally he decided they were too dangerous and wouldn't go close to them anymore.
When we went in the gym and the planes came too, Morey kept a watchful eye from his bed. I would have liked to have the chance to have Morey check them out when they weren't moving at all, but unfortunately that never happened. That may have to be a training/desensitization project for the future.
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