A Small (or medium) dog

I need to preface this story... Ethan is terrified of dogs and cats. He claims he is allergic to them but he really is just scared. He used to love animals when he was 1 or 2... but I'm not sure what happened. We even have some friends and family with pets and Ethan will call ahead of time to make sure they put the animal away before he arrives.

But lately, Ethan has claimed to like small and medium-sized dogs. He even would pet a few when we delivered neighbor gifts.

So here is our conversation today:

E- "Mom, I would like a small or medium dog. I would pet it and play with it."

Me- "As soon as you are big enough to take care of a dog, I might let you get one."

E- "How old do I have to be? 6?"

Me- "Nope. Older than 6. You would need to be old enough to take your dog for walks by yourself. And feed it. And clean up after it... clean up it's poop."

E-"Yuck. I won't get a dog until I'm 100! I hate poop. I am allergic to poop."

Ha!Ha! My thoughts exactly... maybe when he's 100!