[green pastures]

Joe,

Good observation-- it does seem to be a pretty sound theory.

A complete aside here-- Ours doesn't have the blue eyes (many, but not all, do), but she does has the blue merle/leopard coat markings. When we first adopted her from the shelter, I kept finding myself staring at her because she's so beautiful. Even though it wasn't a direct staring into her eyes, I have to say she didn't really like it much! I still find it hard not to stare.

Good thing she's mellowed a bit over the years... :-)

[Joe 6-pack]

The dog is named, of course, "Blue," and with those eyes, it was a natural choice. I've always been a fan of the more lupine dogs, and am no stranger to husky eyes and those of other dogs, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that this catahoula's are the most striking I've ever seen.