My Maltese dog Short Stack barks wildly at animals on TV
And his reflection in the mirror when I hold him up to see
The hamburger helper hand from commercials gets a loud reaction
Either a real or cartoon animal whether moving or having no action
Dogs, chickens, roosters, ducks even people if on all fours
Eddy the Jack Russell from the show Frasier he totally adores
The family guy dog, Brian gets recognition and so does Cesar Milan
The dog whisperer is his all time favorite show that’s why I leave it on
Barking only at characters with similar animal traits I find rather peculiar
Can he actually distinguish between what is and what isn’t familiar
He doesn’t bark at pictures of animals in magazines, photos or a book
Or even at my computer screen of animal videos or photos that I took
Maybe it is real to him because my television is such a large size
I find him mesmerized by the screen as if truly hypnotized
Adorable and hysterical at times this odd dog behavior state
Although I live alone when the TV is on I have a roommate
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