If you’ve observed similarities between dogs and your grandson, you might enjoy this article by Alexandra Horowitz: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/is-your-dog-smarter-than-a-2-year-old.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

I found it very interesting.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that Nobel, however. Barack Obama got one just for being elected. 🙂

Well put, Dee. You said in one paragraph what it took me two blog posts to say. 🙂

Bwa ha ha! “use your words…” Yes!

I do find myself asking Honey, “Could you say it in English, please?”

And hopefully your kids share your love of dogs as well. That would be the icing on the cake.

Well, you could try what I did with my Honey–I taught her to go to her place while I’m cooking by tossing her bits of cheese every so often.

Parents of toddlers rely heavily on Cheerios and fruit to keep their little ones happy. I don’t know why people give up on it when their kids get older. 🙂

What a lovely and succinct description of having fun with kids. “They can talk about books and shared memories and tell me new things, they can speed up grocery trips by “fetching” items off my list, they can sing and write stories and do projects that require opposable thumbs.”

I used to schedule play dates with my friend’s sons. In part it was to give her some alone time to do what she needed to do. And in part, it was to have fun with kids. Their imaginations and view of the world are wonderful.