A Dog Would Have Been Cheaper

I remember discovering this when Sam was Joey's age, and am now rediscovering it with Joey; an 18-month-old is a lot like a dog. A fairly smart dog, maybe a spaniel of some sort, but a dog nonetheless, and one prone to misbehaving. Most of our conversations are full of things like, "No!", "Get off of that!", "What's in your mouth?" and "Good boy!"