It's a jungle "IN" here

I know this is similar to a post I did many months back but I have some video captured this time.  After many many years of saving our nickels and dimes we saved up enough money to replace our living room TV (a 13 year old 27" Sony CRT) with a drool worthy Samsung 59" Plasma flat screen TV.

I went and bought Planet Earth on blu ray and over the past several nights we have been thoroughly enjoying it in all its high def glory.  However Riggs has been having some issues adjusting to the new TV and especially to Planet Earth.  He is completely confused on what he hears and sees on the TV.  If you watch the video carefully you will see two times when the monkeys begin to move from the left side of the TV screen to the right where Riggs will turn his head and look up the stairs thinking the monkeys are going to start running up the stairs.  He can not seem to figure out that the monkeys are "inside" the TV.  He is convinced monkeys are going to start running up the stairs.

It's a jungle out there

If you have not seen the Discovery channel's miniseries LIFE or Planet Earth they are both must see especial in high def.  LIFE was on last night and we were watching it as we lay in bed.  All the sounds of the birds and various animals were driving Riggs nuts.  He was watching the TV very intently jumping up and barking at the screen ever so often.  He was completely drawn in and mesmerized by all the odds sounds the animals made.

Animals are not the only thing on TV that will trick Riggs.  If a doorbell rings or someone knocks on a door on TV he is up and barking.  Also apparently some tones of scary music or the sound of babies crying on the TV will make him sit up to attention and bark.

Is Mama making Riggs gay?

It is bad enough Mama dresses Riggs up in ridiculous outfits during the holidays but now she has him watching showtunes!  I came walking upstairs and there laying on the bed was Riggs and Mama watching Hello Dolly.  Riggs was completely mesmerized by the TV.  I don’t know if he was just really into paying attention to the TV today or if it was the singing that caught his attention.

Indiana Jones is going to whip you

Every once and a blue moon Riggs will sit and watch what is going on the TV.  Today I was playing some Indiana Jones game on the Wii and Riggs was all into watching what was going on, so I figured I would have a little fun with him.

Riggs would move up to the TV screen and I would pull out Indy’s whip and crack it.  Riggs would immediately jump back and bark at the TV.  After a little while he would build up the courage to go back to the TV and “snap!”  You are soooo easy to tease Riggs and provide pure entertainment.  Where was the dang camera when I needed it.