Moose (John's dog)

If you could ask Moose 1 question, what would it be?

I had a dog psychic (not my idea) ask  him if he was upset with me that I couldn't be with him all the time and "his" answer made me cry.

BB: Yeah cause you have a house—and where’s your dog, by the way? Cause I’ll watch on social media—does your dog stay in Montana?

JM: My dog does not stay in Montana. This is what happened. I got a dog; Wanted to have a dog on the road. Road dog. A dear friend of mine happens to be an incredible dog trainer. She took my dog. Trained my dog. Turned him into a perfect beast. And then I was like, okay taking my dog on the road. Dog hates music. Hates music. He thinks it’s like thunder. So he’s trembling in the dressing room. First night—I think Red Rocks was the first place we were like “okay well I got a dog let’s do this.” Cowering in the corner. Also like when he’s home with me if I pick up a guitar, plug it in and start playing it he does the funniest thing. He like doesn’t want to offend me. He like slowly slinks his two front paws off the couch and just waddles out of the room.

So it wasn’t going to work, but it turned out that my dog trainer, she loved him so much, she said “well he’s a part of our family too, so I’ll be the mommy.” And I thought “that’s awesome.” My dog lives a better life than I do. He lives in Brentwood, California. And I’ll pick him up—it’s like doggie day care but it’s months long.

BB: Sounds more like custody.

JM: It’s joint custody, yes. But I’ve heard of people doing that. I know singers who do that. They try to get a dog—and it’s a very noble idea to get a dog. “Hey I’ve grown up, and I want to get something to take care of and take responsibility for," and then you realize it would be you taking the elevator down to street level in Denver, Colorado at 7 in the morning to make it go potty. So it’s a wonderful thought.

BB: I always wondered that, I was like, “where’s the dog?”

JM: Yeah the dog, I pick up the dog on the way out to Montana. And we get to know each other again on the plane. And then we’re there. And he’s got 15 acres of pure dog park.