Are there still bonds of love and loyalty between a boy and his dog? Do teens even have time to spend with their pets, or are they too busy with their electronic devices? I’m an unlicensed and uncertified undercover observer of how parents and their children interact in different settings. My most recent observation occurred in a restaurant on Aug. 5. I covertly witnessed and took mental notes on the absence of any interaction between a boy and his parents. He also ignored his brother, who was sitting across from him. Unless you live the monastic life, everyone has witnessed teens, pre-teens, and adults obsessed with their phones via an invisible umbilical cord. It’s so commonplace it hardly deserves my attention—except when this cordless monster appears at a dinner table, at home or away. Electronic devices and toys are verboten at a dinner table. My wife and I were excited …