Over The Garden Wall

Barley, a dog, tries to be her tallest self in order to see where a squirrel has gone.

One of the many blessings of caring for Barley is that she has so little proficiency with the vertical. She is very hesitant to jump onto things and even more hesitant to jump over things. Despite some decent thigh muscles, her attempts to “be tall” have a hesitant, dainty quality, never a gymnast and always a kid trying out stilts. She’ll only stand at her full height if she has a visibly solid surface (or person) to “walk up” and lean against, as she has here in trying to figure out where a squirrel has run off to.