Kid Logic: Rocket Dog

In the car with my 4 year old:

Me: "Oh, look at the pretty dog in that back of that car."

Minion, seeing the "Service Dog" jacket: "Oh wow, that dog is a firefighter, Mommy! See his vest? That means he's a firefighter dog!"

Me: "Well, sort of. He's a service dog. That means he helps people. Do you know what kind of dog he is? He's a Labrador."

Minion: "I'd like a Labra-dog. But could he be a rocket dog?"

(He's been asking for a "rocket-dog" for two years. I have no idea where that came from.)

Me: "Well, when you get a little bigger, if we got a Labrador, you could name him Rocket."

Thinking: Hmmm, maybe he is almost mature enough to have 'his own' dog soon.

Minion, very excited now: "Yeah, and then we could strap a rocket to him!!!"

... or maybe not quite yet.