Orange Recognize Orange

Barley, an orange dog, stands besides an orange fire hydrant, with a sign in the background sporting orange lettering.

I often need to remind myself that Barley is orange. I’ll tolerate certain things in the natural world being brightly colored (flowers, for instance), but when animals have high saturation, I’m automatically more suspicious. It’s not an “uh oh, is this a venemous animal?” sort of reaction, it’s more of a “aha, is this a cartoon I see before me?” sort of reaction. When I describe Barley to people, I want to say she’s “brown” or “tan” or some reasonable-color-for-a-dog-to-be. But look at her. She’s the color of a Werther’s Originals. This dog is orange.