You know how some kids at Christmas are more excited and interested in the box instead of the $300 toy that was actually IN the box? Dogs can be that way too. It doesn’t matter how many stuffed animals, or bones, or toys Mia has, her favorite thing in the world is an empty water bottle. Or any plastic bottle, actually. When I get one out to drink, she immediately perks up. She knows she can’t have it until the label is pulled off, and the plastic around the top is removed, so she’ll watch me drink it until the second the last drop is gone. Then she’ll jump up on my lap and oh-so-politely wait her turn. I try not to give them to her too often, as the sound drives me completely bonkers. But she loves them and will be entertained by them for hours, so I shall suffer in semi-silence.
My sister has a dog who loves plastic bottles, too! He is not as…polite as Mia is, though. He jumps on you as soon as you open a plastic bottle!