the mind of a dog

do you have a pet?  do you ever wonder what is going on in their minds?  my kids are always talking to her and treating her like she is another human being who can understand everything they tell her.  i am always telling them, "she can't understand you, all she hears is blah, blah, blah."  like the teacher in the charlie brown shows. 

but, sometimes i wonder if she really can understand us, and maybe the blank stares are fake.

i wonder what she is thinking when she looks far away...

or when she gets talked to like she's a person who is supposed to respond...

then i realize that i was right all along, when she gives me just the right face that says it all...

"what, are you talking to me?"

"what are you saying?"

"EH?"

yeah.  that's what i thought.