Impossible to Train

Will these pets ever learn?

“Is your pet hard to train?” asked Jesse.

Sammy sighed. “He’s hopeless. He can’t learn anything properly.”

“You should see my pet when we go for walks,” said Bea. “Always pulling on the leash or heading somewhere I don’t want to go. He’s seriously strange.”

“You should see mine when we play a stick-throwing game,” said Sammy. “He makes so much noise. Or else we have this big tug-of-war with the stick. He’s seriously silly!”

“You should see mine when we go swimming,” Jesse said. “She chucks herself into the water and sprays everyone! Or else she goes splashing around in big circles. She’s seriously embarrassing!” 

“I wonder if anyone has a pet as silly as mine,” said Sammy.

“I wonder if anyone has a pet as strange as mine,” said Bea.

“I wonder if anyone has a pet as embarrassing as mine,” said Jesse.

“Mine does try hard,” Sammy said after a moment. “He’s good about eating. He doesn’t leave bits of food on the floor for me to clean up.”

Jesse nodded. “Mine is friendly. She likes to play, and she never sulks.”

Bea nodded. “Mine is gentle. He doesn’t bite, and he’s nice to babies.”  

“But mine is so hard to train!” Jesse said again.

“Mine is so noisy when we meet people on the street!” said Sammy.

“Mine never comes when I call!” said Bea. She sighed. “Our pets will never learn.”

Jesse woofed in agreement. Sammy thumped his tail.

“Humans!” said Jesse. “Impossible to train, but we love them anyway.”