Basic

Eddie liked playing with his grandparents' dog, Basic. They would run around, and Eddie would tell her to drop her toy and then throw it for her (about a foot) and she would get it. She was very gentle with him, and careful not to jump on him, even though she jumps on everybody else!

Everyone corrected Basic a lot around Eddie, so he learned to do that. Whenever he saw her he would point his finger admonishingly and say "NO!" in his most stentorian voice, even though she wasn't doing anything. Poor Basic! He also learned to tell her to sit. He'd say "Sit! No!" even though she'd sat very nicely. Once he ran up while she was napping, whacked her and said "Stop!" Basic put up with all this with supercanine patience. Eddie also learned to say "Nice doggie" and pet her.

Sometimes Basic would chew something she wasn't supposed to (one if the main things Eddie saw her being corrected for.) One she chewed up the base of a wooden Nutcracker statuette. Later, Eddie found it, and apparently sussed out what had happened. He picked it up and said "Noo!" Then he ran over to Basic to point at her accusingly and say "No! No! Eddie's! Eddie's!"
Basic looked appropriately cowed. He's definitely picked up on ownership lately. When he picks up Mommy's or Daddy's books or clothes, he says "Mama's" or "Papa's", and a lot of things are "Eddie's."

Basic and Eddie were great pals. This morning, a couple days after we left, Eddie got up saying "Dog, dog, dog, Basic, Basic, Basic."