Friday, January 23, 2009

Barking or blogging?

We have an old and deaf cocker spaniel, who barks and barks. Baillie didn't bark so much when she could hear, but now she just keeps on and on. Finally, if I can catch her attention outside (usually by clapping my hands and motioning at her), she will come inside and be quiet for awhile.

3 comments:

ROBERTA said...

that cartoon is disturbing on many levels :)

Terri said...

I have a dog who can hear perfectly well, but who nonetheles, is certain - absolutely certain, that barking is HER job - otherwise we silly humans will never know that someone is walking past the house.

Hot Cup Lutheran said...

that cartoon is too dang funny! mochajava does engage in the incessant barking for about 5 minutes every afternoon and then again in the evening... i usually assume he's giving me a "what-for" of the following variety:

(a) you ate the bowl of ice cream again and didn't bring me one
(b) you know you ought to let me run loose in the neighborhood terrozing old ladies, eating cat poop in the alley, and draggin home racoons and other dead creatures i find near the creek...
(c) c'mon let's play...you know you want to!