Dear
Toto,
My
owners have given me lots of toys, and my favorite one is the one that squeaks
the loudest! Yet my owners don't seem to like this one so much. But
they bought it for me? What's the deal?
Porter
In Los Angeles
Hi
Porter!
Squeaky
toys are the best, aren’t they?
The NOISE! Oh, the
NOISE! The noise is SOOOOOOOOO
awesome! SQUEAKY SQUEAKY
SQUEAKY! I can’t get enough of it,
the sound is sooooooooooooo annoying and COOL! Because it’s a sound that happens because I’m MAKING it
happen. Dogs rarely have any
sounds at their disposal. Barking,
whining, that’s about it. So to be
able to cause a toy to squeak is just, well, genius!
Humans
don’t necessarily share the same kind of joy as our squeaky toys, because they
can make all sorts of noises on their own. They can talk, sing, hum, burp, shout, snore, whistle, do
all sorts of things.
As
for why they bought it for you when they don’t like it when you play with it,
it’s one of those buyer’s remorse things.
It might have been encased in plastic when they got it at the store, so
they didn’t know how annoying it would be. It may have been a gift from a friend. They may have thought they could handle
the squeaks, not realizing it would soon become your favorite toy, and that you
would play with it quite as much as you do.
But
moderation is the key. Choose your
Squeaky Time wisely. If you see
your humans start to wince, or if they yell at you, dial it down. Try playing with it when they’re at
work. Compromise isn’t easy when
it comes to dogs, but it can be done.
Thanks
for the question!
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