Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Gimme five lil’ sis

Henry is a very vocal pug.  It seems like he has a lot to say.  When a stranger comes into the house, it is not uncommon to have Henry sit at their feet and bark at them.  Now, you are probably saying that a dog barking at a stranger is pretty normal, but he isn’t barking to be aggressive or to get the stranger out of his house. His bark is a little “woo woo woo woo” and is very calm and almost playful. He doesn’t jump on them or growl.  It is pretty obvious that he is trying to tell them something, we just don’t know what.

Henry does the same thing with Luna.  He will walk up to her and just start barking at her.  Most of the time this makes Luna jump on Henry and they start to play, but sometimes Luna just sits there with a blank look on her face.  This, of course, makes Henry bark louder.

In addition to barking, Henry has now started pawing at Luna to get her to play.  He will walk over to her and tap her on her back as if to say, “Your it!”  Other times he will throw himself on the ground, roll over to his back and waive his paws at her. All in an effort to have his little sister pay attention to him.