"Warning - Your dog may not want to eat its food anywhere but in the Wobbler!"
Yes.... He's a Wobbler addict. Couldn't eat the food in his FULL bowl... Noooooo.... Take out the Wobbler full of the *SAME* kibble... Yeah, he'll eat that!
Seen in the picture above, Ranger with his most "prized" Kong posessions - His Wobbler, Camo Wubba, and the K9-Blue Original Kong. *shakes head*
Funny story behind that. Lest you think your dog toys have to cost a fortune for your canine to be thrilled to pieces - That Milkbone squeaky-floopy dog cost me a whopping $2 at Walgreen's!
We were in there around Christmas time two years ago - just after I got him. Ranger had been going after Jasmine's pink piggy like a posessed demonic dog. She, of course, at 8 was NOT amused. In fact, she'd thought she'd taken enough, and she had. So, my sweet little Jasmine began to put this new 'thinks he's hot stuff' puppy in his place by rolling him and pinning him every time he came within feet of her pig. *I* decided *I* had had enough of this. Normally I'm more than happy to let dogs 'work out the pack' themselves - but we were bordering on dangerous and disturbed and my nerves were SHOT.
So, we go into Walgreen's to pick up a prescription and low and behold, they have a Milkbone dog toy display. And my 14-week-old little snit decides to find one he likes which was constructed, remarkably, like the 7-year-old pink piggy. It was stuffed, floppy, and, most importantly it squeaked. (Note to those who DON'T know me - I despise most dog toys that squeak. I have a serious aversion to them!) -- So, for $2 I figured if he needed his very own 'floopy squeaky' thing to keep the peace in my home - so be it.
Of course, it didn't. He still wanted Jasmine's pig. The pig that she lovingly carried around with her always. (Actually, it was "the pink pig III" - the first two met.. untimely and unsightly demises. This one, though, she carried and snuggled and groomed like a baby! The pig now keeps guard over Jazzy's ashes in a drawer in my dresser. I thought it only right for now.)
So, the wheel of morality says thus: 1. You never know what your dog is going to latch on to. It could be a $2 'but I have to have this' toy - or a $20 Kong. and 2. Much like children, your dog will most likely want what it sees the other dog playing with. Its the nature of the beast. You can't fight it. My advice? As my friend Lyss would say - Take a Xanax, have a raspberry Smirnoff, and enjoy the ride. At least your home will SEEM more peaceful! -- And, like most siblings, start to worry if you hear a scream or start to see blood.
Jessica and Ranger
Lunar K9s Service Dogs Team #2
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