No love lost between this two!
Newsflash: A re-homed local mongrel dog has been caught on camera abandoning her pre-loved toy bear. Donna the local mongrel refused to share her bed with the teddy bear, so much so that she was willing to give up the bed to the bear. When asked why she thought the bear too repulsive to be near, Donna replied that she couldn’t sleep with the bear there and the human clicking away on her phone camera on the other end. The human cannot be reached for comment.
Not only Donna is rehomed in our flat. Most of Donna’s toys including this bear are pre-loved too. When we first took Donna home, she did not tear up her toys on the first day, no. It took her some weeks, but that meant we might have to have a toy budget for her to replace her toys, say every couple of months. I took to scouring the Internet and with a stroke of luck found this kind lady trying to sell a whole lot of stuffies at such a low price, we picked up a whole load off her! She had gathered them so that she could sell them at the SPCA junk sale to help the animals there, but the junk sale was cancelled. Imagine that we should turn up at her door step picking up her toys for our dog!
We never did need to replace that load of toys, Donna stopped ripping them up so much so they were always mend-able and playable again.
SlimDoggy (@MySlimDoggy)
Funny, our dog Tino did the same – used to rip them up almost immediately and then eventually they became beloved pals that he would carry around with him.
weliveinaflat
Dogs look adorable when they carry their toys around :) It’s very child-like. I imagine you would always have a smile on your face when you see Tino doing that, I know I do. :)
Dawn
Good for you, Donna, for not ripping your toys to shreds. Maya & Pierson are getting better about not destroying their toys, but I try to buy stuff that is more durable than the standard plush toys.
weliveinaflat
She seems to have different ways to play with her plush toys versus other toys, so we like to get her a variety. We tried to get a tougher stuffed toy that was more firm and she totally ignores it! XD
Cascadian Nomads
Very cool shot! Initial tearing of toys seems to be some sort of test by certain dogs to make sure the toy is worth befriending for life. Of course, this depends on a humans time to mend all these toys!
weliveinaflat
Well, looks like more of her toys pass the test! It’s not too bad really, we have enough to rotate the toys around and I mend them all in one shot every other month, or when I need something calming to do. :)
lensandpensbysally
Great image–you brought a smile to my early morning.
weliveinaflat
Good! And glad to know that. :)
Roxy the Traveling Dog
Torrey used to be the same way. Every toy was destuffed in a day, maybe two. Thankfully, she got over that.
weliveinaflat
Yes! It’s very troubling when toys don’t last, The cost adds up and it’s such a waste too. Glad Torrey is over it now :)
Terry Cramer
Love the picture and story!
-Terry from MatildasJourney.com
weliveinaflat
Thank you :)
Kyla
Donna grew up.
weliveinaflat
You think?
restlessjo
I can offer a responsible home for the teddy bear? :)
weliveinaflat
Really? We’ll arrange to ship him over. I’m sure Donna won’t miss him very much. She’s presently busy sleeping.
Dogs N Pawz
Our dogs still tear up the stuffies. They just don’t have a chance at our house:(
weliveinaflat
I thought they would have too much fun time with one other to bother about stuffies :D
Kuruk
Oh Donna, you must return to your bear! Wooooowooooooo! KuBear :-)
weliveinaflat
Too late, restlessjo has offered a new home for the bear! XD
Mel
How very sweet! I love your story-telling and humor. Thank you for making me smile. :)
weliveinaflat
I’m glad it did Mel :) Have a great day today.
sassmuffins
Love the newsflash!! Great that Donna no longer tears up her toys…at least for a little while!
weliveinaflat
Yup, only when she plays tug and rips them ;)
Tenacious Little Terrier
Toys are loved and cherished here. Nothing has ever been destuffed!
weliveinaflat
Ah, how wonderful, Mr N! :)
OhMyShihTzu
Our littles don’t tear up the bears… but the bad Boston does… guts them completely out :(
weliveinaflat
They need to guard their bears from the Boston then, huh? Boston, stay away from those bears!!
rubytheblacklabrador
Ruby is still hanging on to one old favourite which hasn’t been mauled. We do mend them and watch her tear them apart again. But she does love angry bird despite his thinness:)
weliveinaflat
I suppose Angry Bird has lost the energy to be angry so he is more lovable now :P
rubytheblacklabrador
Yes having all the innards ripped out of you probably has that affect:)
Jan K
That was a great find on your part…since all toys are pretty much immediately destroyed by our golden, I really need bargain toys for sure. I also wish I could sew…I make attempts at it but it just doesn’t last. Plus I just really dislike it. :) Sounds like maybe Donna has outgrown the destruction, but Sheba is 9 so I don’t think that’s ever going to happen!
Donna and the Dogs
Donna needs to swing by here and give THIS Donna’s pack a lesson in toy saving. :-) While she’s here, she and my Leah can discuss us humans and our annoying camera habit. :-)
weliveinaflat
Lol we’ve been trying to find time to swing by and get sniffing lessons from you!!