[nagdu] Those Irrepressible Monkeys

[cheryl echevarria]

Maxx is so gentle with his squeaker toys and he knows them all by name, he 
has to play with Nelson with Rabbit that was the very first squeaker toy we 
got for him.  My daughter Dina and I went to Walmart the first or second 
month we were home from GDF, and went to just walk around we found the dog 
toys, and a lady was playing with a squeaker toy as we were looking at the 
prices of dog food, it was the rabbit, dina said awww mom you should see 
maxx's face this he was sitting, his face lit up and she said it looked like 
he was saying mommy please can we get it.  It is a thick covering so no 
doggies can get through it, at least maxx doesn't want to he chews gently on 
all his toys, but when nelson comes home from work, he hears his car in the 
drive way and sits by the door with the rabbit in the mouth.  Nelson has to 
throw it for him a few times.  Ritual every day.

A few years later while in petco, Nelson found this Elvis Chicken, we were 
hysterical but Nelson bough it for him, it not as sturdy as rabbit, but he 
chews very softly on it not to break it, which he doesn't Maxx only plays 
Elvis Chicken with me.  But if you tell him to bring Elvis Chicken or Rabbit 
he knows the difference.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathryn Bonnette" <cathrynisfinally at verizon.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 1:02 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Those Irrepressible Monkeys


> Hello All,
>
>
>
> Abby is finally asleep now I think. I found an old favorite toy of hers - 
> a
> sheepskin covered toy that used to have a squeaker inside it and had a 
> large
> well chewed hole. Ever since training, when her puppy raiser family 
> brought
> in her favorite puppy proof sheepskin covered   guerilla  toy dubbed 
> "Monkey
> Baby-Mommy",  Abby has had a thing for monkeys.(I think they weaned her 
> much
> too soon, and the "monkey" became substitute comfort and security- but dog
> psychology really isn't my field.)  Anyway, we have to have at least one
> "monkey" available to sleep with, get on planes with etc.  This ripped one
> was in my sewing basket, and I decided to fix it. Abby and I seem to have 
> an
> understanding. One of her favorite games is "Kill the Squeaker". I rescue
> the squeakers and repair the toys.  Abby then carries the toy around, 
> sleeps
> and eats with it, teases me with it, chews it, but stops trying to remove
> the squeaker. Obviously threading needles is not my "strong suit" so I 
> found
> a thick shoe lace from a back pack, punched holes in the toy bone with a
> kitchen knife, and laced up the hole. I try to save old squeakers and 
> noise
> makers from her toys. I found a squeaker and a noise maker that sounds 
> like
> a very excited or angry monkey up in a tree having a fit. I put them both
> inside the toy before I laced it up and knotted it tightly.  The good news
> is that Abby is fascinated by the monkey sounds and loves her new "monkey"
> toy. The bad news is that because Abby loves her new monkey toy, I will
> probably be hearing loud monkey noises for many nights to come. Oh well, 
> she
> works so hard for me, handles the grid lock stress in the District, and is
> good sport even when she would rather be playing with her monkeys.
> Meanwhile, there is more than one way to go to Africa! /smile/
>
>
>
> Yours for safe traveling with a few laughs on the way -
>
>
>
> Cathryn (& Abby)
>
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