Canine Conversation

I pulled into a crowded parking lot and rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever had fresh air.

She was stretched out on the back seat, and I wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there.

I walked to the curb backward, pointing my finger at the car and repeated emphatically, "Now you stay.
Do you hear me? Stay! Stay!"

The driver of a nearby car, perhaps noting that I am Chinese, gave me a strange look and said,

"Why don't you just put the car in park?"