As I mentioned, the kid accidently dialed 911 today. Cop comes.

What does the Boy do? Hide in the basement and call me. He does not explain why the police are at the house, only that they are. I show up and help the nice sherrif’s deputy work out the confusion.

Me: “Why did you hide in the basement?”
Him: “He was trying to get into the house.”
Me: “It’s a cop. You dialed 911. That’s what they DO when you do that.”
Him: “I didn’t want to get into trouble.”
Me: “They arrest people for hiding from cops that are trying to find them, you know.”
Him: “But I didn’t know what he wanted.”
Me: “He wanted to find the dork who called 911.”
Him: “Jake was barking at him…”
Me: “Yes, because every time he tried to open the door, the CHAIR you blocked the front door with hit the wall.”
Him: “… Oh.”
Me: “It was dogspeak for ‘hello officer, the guy you’re looking for is hiding in the basement, please go arrest him and give me a milkbone.’.”

I have reprogrammed the speed dial on the phone.