Barney fears that he may be in love with Robin's coworker, Nora, while Robin's new boyfriend has undeniably dog-like behavior.
This episode provides examples of:
- Diegetic Switch: The montage of Nora taking care of Barney has violin music playing over it, revealed to be Nora playing.
- Hurricane of Puns: Ted, Marshall and Lilly passive-aggressively insult Scooby by making countless dog-puns. Even Robin accidentally gets in on the action.
- Imagine Spot: Barney has one where he runs into the restaurant where Nora is eating with her parents, and confesses that he's afraid and confused, but willing to push through it to try having a relationship with her. It turns out that he's too scared and confused to even admit that, and he walks away without even approaching her.
