[nagdu] Those Irrepressible Monkeys

[Cathryn Bonnette]

Well, Abby is being true to her pattern and treating the toy I repaired for
her very carefully. I laced up the long hole she made with a tie from my
back pack and put a screeching monkey noise maker inside. She carries it
around but isn't chewing it up so far.
I will try to be on the call for NAGDU board of directors tonight, so if you
are, we can meet by voice./smile/

Cathryn (& Abby)

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sherri
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 3:37 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Those Irrepressible Monkeys

That's so cute! My dog likes stuffed toys too. She can certainly destroy one

quickly!
Sherri
----- 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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