THE ENFORCER

Although his small frame may not look it, Chief is the sheriff at the Locken household. He makes sure everyone knows when someone is at the door, and is quick to tattle on little sister, Carly, when she’s up to no good.

“He comes right over to me and gives me these eyes and I know Carly has gotten into something,” LeeAnne says.

Call it kismet, but Chief was meant to be her dog. One day when she was leaving her gig at the Plano Television Network, she saw a group of women trying unsuccessfully to coax the little black dog in a parking lot. LeeAnne called the dog over and he came running.

“They said, ‘We have been trying to get that dog for three hours,’ ” LeeAnne recalls. “And he just came right up to me.”

While he had a collar, there were no tags. She tried in vain to find an owner, checking for microchips, posting to social media and listing him with local shelters. By that point, her boyfriend, Rich, had was smitten with the dog, so Chief became the newest addition to their family.

He’s famous for his adorable party trick that sends him sailing across the floor on his belly whenever his parents sing a ditty they made up called “Floor Surfing.”

LeeAnne Locken goes to bat for homeless pets as the emcee of the SPCA’s annual Fur Ball, this month on Sept. 24. Get the details at furballdallas.com.