The Ears Have It

If you've seen Halo lately, you've noticed that she's all ears. Just look at these things:



Kinda makes you wonder if she'll ever grow into them, doesn't it?


Those ears are starting to get Halo's mouth in trouble. This normally quiet puppy has found her voice and is using it to let me know when she hears  something she doesn't recognize. Sometimes she just does this little "woof, woof" in a low, quiet voice, and other times she starts into the territorial, protective, "I-don't-know-what-that-is-but-I-don't-like-it" bark. When she does it at the office, everyone takes note!

Some things she's heard and barked at:

• my co-worker, Terry's, ultra-deep voice
• geese and other birds
• a 3-hole punch
• some cell phone ring tones
• reverse beepers on trucks
• and, of course, other dogs.

This past weekend, an episode of "Cops" came on my tv. A K-9 officer had subdued a suspect and was barking at him while the arresting officers caught up. Look at Halo watching tv! It's the first time she's ever seemed to notice that talking box in our living room. She sat there so attentively for a minute or so...

 then moved closer to take a look. I think she was disappointed that she couldn't smell the dog through the screen....

Remember Curious George, the monkey?

Well, I've got Curious Halo, the dog.