For this first week, I chose the snap you see below of our Monster Mutt. He and the Puppy Princess spent the Christmas holiday at a local pet resort (so we could get the house clean for our visitors). And the sweet staff at the resort sent them home with a couple of festive new squeaky toys. We waited a few days until the moment felt right to bring out the
The Princess knew just what to do and immediately started in on her "seek and destroy" mission which left her plaything as nothing but a soggy shell, a quickly confiscated squeaker mechanism, and a shower of white fluff. But Mr. Mutt wasn't so sure what to do with his precious new trinket.
He ran from one side of the room to the other, perched on the couch - proudly showing us all his cherished prize - and then started running around again, occasionally tossing it in the air to see if it would fly away. The squeaker seemed to startle him when he would accidentally clamp down upon it. And, unlike the Princess, he was not interested in seeing how quickly he could shred it.
We eventually had to sneak it away from him so he could enjoy his dinner. And by this time, it much more resembled a soaking sponge than a toy (*gross*). We'll clean it, dry it, save it for another day. Who knows what he will think when we pull it out next time.
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