While it is possible to spend endless amounts of money on dog toys, it is just as easy to entertain Emmy with things we already have. Here she is content to pull against Charlie on a length of rope. It keeps them both amused and cost nothing.
I gifted her with a paper grocery bag which I opened and dropped near her. She has spent a lot of time making sure that the paper bag knows that it has met a fierce opponent. When she gets bored with it, I simply rearrange it and drop it again. For her it is a brand new adversary.
Sure she has the attention span of a rutabaga, but she is hilarious!
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What fun! And an endless supply of blog material! 😺
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Just in time.
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I just learned a new word!
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In first grade this was part of the school lunch. I can’t imagine any child who would like rutabaga for lunch, but we had to eat every bite.
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If we were hungry as children, and far from home, we’d sometimes pick one from a field and merrily munch to our hearts content. I still like them raw!
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How marvellous
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Thanks.
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Puppies are like babies and toddlers. The best toys are boxes. I bet that grocery bag will be her favorite for a long time.
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She graduated to a potato chip bag yesterday. “Hey this bag has a flavor!”
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😀
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I think they like anything we show interest in. We wrestle over a Frisbee that is about 20% of its original size.
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The wonderful trainer says they think people make objects come to life. Seems true for this pup.
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I’ve heard of “letting the cat out of the bag,” but it sounds like you’re letting the dog tear into the bag. Whatever works!
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Perfect.
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Ollie’s favourite toy as a pup was a length of ribbon from a sewing box. We even taught him to walk on a lead using it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Perfect. For a minute I was afraid you were going to say you taught him to sew!
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Same here. You spend money buying the cat a comfy bed but it can never be as good as a sheet of newspaper or an old cardboard box.
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Or our bed!
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“…the attention span of a rutabaga…” oh, you made me laugh, Elizabeth! She is already bringing so much joy 😊
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Absolutely. Filling the hole our last dog left.
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It’s a win-win! You provide no-budget toys for her entertainment and you are entertained watching her play with them. P.S.: She looks so adorable.
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She is so cute that I can forgive too much I fear.
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How adorable, Elizabeth. Your comment about not needing to buy toys applies to children too. They are just as happy with a saucepan and wooden spoon as with a drum.
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And empty cardboard boxes.
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She is hilarious, and so are you, thankfully in a wordy way.
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Thanks.
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My dog Dev lives his rope. Best toy ever!
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Charlie and the pup love it equally.
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We stopped buying cat toys because our kitties prefer their “found” toys, like empty pill bottles and cough drops. LOL
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We are making good use of all the empty paper towel rolls we are acquiring from cleaning up after the puppy!
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