Friday, May 4, 2007

Play With Me!

I wouldn’t say that Luna is a very barky dog.  She rarely barks at people or cars when they pass by the house.  However, she is very assertive and she will bark to tell you that she wants something.

The first time I noticed this was during dinner shortly after we adopted her.  We sat down to eat and all the pugs were at our feet hoping to get some scraps, when out of the blue, Luna just starts barking at us.  Demanding that we give her some.  Benjamin and Henry almost fell over when Luna did this because they know the most effective begging tactic is to put on your cutest face and look like you are starving.  Mommy falls for that every time.  Barking, whining and scratching, however, get you no where.

Luna also frequently barks at the boys when she wants them to play with her in the yard.  She usually barks at Henry and Henry is very good at ignoring her.  Here is a little clip of Benjamin, Henry & Luna playing in the yard the other night and Luna barking her head off because she wants Henry to chase her.  Notice how , in the beginning, Henry is totally tuning her out.