Me: Here, Tierce! Get the ball!
Tierce: YAYYY! Throw it! Throwitthrowitthrowit!
Me: (toss)
Tierce: YAYYY! Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!
Me: Okay, get it!
Tierce: Bounce! Bounce! Pounce!
Me: Good boy! Now bring it back here!
Tierce: …
Me: C’mon, bring it back here!
Tierce: but it’s mine.
Me: Yes, bring it back so I can throw it again!
Tierce: Mmmm… no.
Me: Come on, give it here.
Tierce: Ooo, chase me!
Me: Give it!
Tierce: You caaaan’t haaaave iiiiit…
Me: Drop it!
Tierce: Nyah! Nyah! Na Naaaaannnnnyyyyaaaahhhh!
Me: NO!
Tierce: Look, it’s chewy!
Me: No, don’t chew that; it’s not meant for chewing!
Tierce: I’ve goooooottttt iiiiitt and yoooooooooouuuu caaaaaan’t haaaaaavvvvveeee iiiiiiitttt.
Me: Okay, that’s it! You drop that right now!
Tierce: Fine, geez.
Me: (picks ball up)
Tierce: You could throw that for me.
Me: No, you don’t bring stuff back.
Tierce: Pleeeeeeaaaaaasssse?
Me: Forget it!
Tierce: But you have it and I want it! Pleeeeeaaaassse!
Me: Okay, fine, but you’ll have to bring it back.
Tierce: Okay, fine sure… throwitthrowitthrowit!
Me: (toss)
Ball: Glunk
Me: Oh, shit.
Tierce: Yeah, that’s what the ball landed in. And I’m going to GET it!
Me: No! Stay away from that! You lick me with that tongue!
Tierce: Don’t worry, I eat poop all the time and you’ve never had a problem with it before.
Me: I’m going to forget that and therefore will refrain from sending you to the big Shiba playground in the sky.
Tierce: Yay, ball!
Me: No! Don’t touch it!
Tierce: I’ve goooottt iiiiit and yoooooouuuu caaaaan’t haaaaave iiiiiit!
Me: No!
Tierce: Catch me!
Me: NO!
Tierce: I’ve gggggooooooottttt iiiiii-
Me: I’ve got the hose.
Tierce: aaaaaaaannnnnnnddd yoooooooo-
Me: On POWERWASH
Tierce: caaaaaaaaannnnn’ttttt haaaaaaa-
Hose: ROAR
Tierce: Aaaaaaah!
Me: Good puppy!
Tierce: EWWWWW!
Me: Hah!
Tierce: (glare)
Me: There you go, a clean ball!
Tierce: I don’t want to play now.
Me: Iiiii’vvvee goooooot iiiiiit and yoooooou caaaan’t haaaaaave iiiiit
Tierce: (sulk)
Me: Fine. You’re only spiting yourself.
Tierce: I’m going to play with this stick. Chew it, too.
Me: I don’t care! It’s a stick, not a $10 ball.
Tierce: Well, that’s no fun. Give me that ball.
Me: No.
Tierce: Gimme the ball!
Me: No!
Tierce: Pleeeeeeaaaaassse!
Me: Well… (toss)
Tierce: YAYYYY!
