Dogs

Claire loves dogs. Actually, I think that's an understatement. She REALLY loves dogs. Back in April, when we were at Grandma and Grandpa's house, Claire loved being around Maxo. She would sit in front of his cage or sit on the stairs and just look at him and talk to him.


At first, she would make a very high pitched sound and then say "boo boo boo boo" when she pointed at or was looking for Maxo. Then she started making a suction-at-the-dentist-office sound followed by the "boo boo boo" to mean dog. Finally, it turned into a "woo woo woo woo" sound. And she still says that to mean dog.

She was saying her woo woo woo when I snapped this picture, I think!

Here are a few more examples of how much Claire loves dogs. One of our neighbors has a little dog, and sometimes we see them when we're outside. Claire watches with obvious joy as the little dog runs around. Also, we just got a new neighbor who has a big dog, so sometimes we see that dog in the side yard when we are leaving the house or coming home. So now, whenever we are about to leave, Claire points at the door and starts woo woo woo-ing -- making her sound for dog. She wants to see the dog, since we're going outside! This morning I took Claire to the park, and two different families had their dogs with them. Claire pointed, woo woo woo-ed, and tried to go to the dogs. When we read books with dogs in them, she often points at the dogs and says dog, (in her own way, of course). When she sees a dog on TV, she walks to the TV, points, and excitedly says her woo woo woo. She can't seem to get enough of them! Just look at how much she laughs with Maxo! (Thanks for being a good dog, Maxo!)




I'm glad she likes dogs, but as for me and my house, we'll let someone else own the dogs!