Cute story, Lynn.... and so so so true.
On Apr 4, 2011, at 1:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: Yes, isn't it so. All your points. And kids also. Years ago we went to visit with a friend and her children that we met at swim lessons and the day they asked us to their home for a play date, they had just gotten a new refrigerator. Her children and mine rolled all over the friend's backyard for hours and hours inside the box the refrigerator had come in and my two compained for a year about why couldn't we get a new refrigerator too, so they could play in a box (ha). By the time we did get a new fridge they were too much older to be interested in rolling around in a box even though I reminded them how much they had wanted one. Lynn In a message dated 3/31/2011 8:07:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: What a good story! I have found that many of the smallest, least expensive toys are the ones that mine want to play with most of the time. I do believe that they remember circumstances of getting a toy or who it was from and then they know it is special. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 4:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rare Occurrance can tell these toys have been truly loved by their owners! isn't it cute and funny sometimes what they latch onto and cherish? when my MIL first got her cockapoo, sam, I made her little guy an irregular shaped fabric circle made of cotton calico (not very thick or durable fabric) and then stuffed it. he immediately seemed smitten with his gift and favored it over all of his wonderful store purchased toys. my mil and I laughed heartily, thinking because of boisterous personality, I was probably going to have to make him one every week, but then he stunned us. we could not believe how gentle and protective he became of his piece of fabric with stuffing. He carried it in his mouth whenever he could; to the vet, for naps, to bed at night, to greet visitors that came, etc., but never outside to play or go potty, as though he instinctively knew that would not be a good place for it. one day when he was around 10 years of age, I was visiting and my mil pointed out that he still had his 'security' fabric circle that had only been gently washed when she could sneak it away from him. amazingly, sam treasured and kept his fabric toy until the day he passed away at age 16. lynn In a message dated 3/27/2011 10:39:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Dolly & Desi have two little stuffed blue dogs. The love them and play tug of war on them. Dolly likes to have it with her when she sleeps sometimes. They love them so much, that they have practically loved them to death! <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg>
