Bella seems to love Ava more each day. She always looks to see what the problem is when Ava is crying or upset. She also lays right near her when Ava is on the floor playing. We are still very careful though, simply because Bella is so big (90 lbs) and could do a lot of damage without meaning to. I think Bella is secretly plotting for the time when Ava can be a food distributor…she knows that small children usually equates to a trail of food scraps.