"But I want to play with Master too! I want to run and chase and roll around with Master! Let's go to the park! Can we go to the park? Can we go to the park, Master? Come on, can we? Let's go to the park!"
At least she didn't understand what Momo meant by "play"….
...
I managed to pry them both off me.
"Girls, settle down! Now listen, Sonja, things are going to have to change around here. Now that you're no longer an ordinary dog, you're going to have to learn all the things that I had to teach Momo."
"I wanna learn! I'm ready to learn! Learn! Learn! Learn!"
She then got up from the couch and ran to the veranda door, jumping up and down.
"Let's go outside and learn! I'm ready! Come on! Come on!"
Oh honey...
"Sonja, that's the first thing. From now on, you can't go out during the day. The reason why we go on our walks at night is because the park is empty, there's no one around to see Momo. It's the same for you now. From now on, no going outside except for evening walks."
I could almost hear the sound of glass breaking, as once again, Sonja's happiness was utterly erased. I almost expected her to start bawling.
"What? I can't go outside anymore?! But I want to play and run around! I want to roll in the grass!"
"I'm sorry, but we absolutely can't allow anyone to see you."
"But what am I supposed to do when I need to pee? I really need to go!"
I covered my face with my hands and groaned. It was time once again.
"Come on, Sonja, follow me into the bathroom. I'm going to teach you to be an adult."....