Q: Do you think it’s very nice to call your dog “DumDum”?
Eric: Ah, he doesn’t know the difference. He’s dumb!
(That’s so not nice. And I think he does know the difference!)
Q: Speaking of Jackson, why does he torture moles?
Eric: It’s a good question. The only thing I can say is that maybe he does because the mole continues to stay alive. But I’m not complaining. From where I stand, I don’t like the moles and what they do to the yard so I see him doing this as paying his rent.
Q: Do you think your mom had a good time during her visit?
Eric: Yes. She definitely did because she told me so. And my mom cannot tell a lie.
Q: How much do you miss our crab apple tree?
Eric: Yeah, every time I look out the window in the morning I see this large void and I take a deep breath and sigh. And now we can’t have a courtyard without a tree in the middle!
Q: What aggravated you this week?
Eric: Besides you? If I can’t pick you then I would say Jackson. I thought I had him trained to not take off down the road and today he looked at me several times as I was calling him and then he took off.
(He quite possibly could be untrainable. You will have to work harder…)
Have you considered the fact that Jackson probably thinks that YOU are untrainable?
We have considered it many times. Thank you Captain Obvious.