Gracie Ruth is very aware of what's happening on the tv. She does the whole barking thing at other dogs who are barking or if a doorbell rings. But she also really watches the tv. I had a horse jumping competition on the other day and she was walking by as the horse was running to and jumping over a fence. The camera was zoomed into the horse and it filled the whole screen. She stopped and looked up at it. Then started standing up on her hind legs to try and get a closer look. She even was trying to climb the tv table to get up close. DH picked her up and held her so that she could see it clearly. Her head moved and she watched that horse do all the turns and jumps throughout the entire course. It was the craziest thing, but then she's my girl, so of course she loves horses too.
She also enjoys Animal Planet and will growl at the 'dangerous' animals. And watches the show dogs do their thing will absolute focus. I think she secretly longs for the "glamorous" life of a pampered show dog.
