Apparently Foster, who tears through any toy not made of industrial strength plastic coated in teflon, would have been happy all along if I didn’t drop $12 a pop on Kong bones for her. When I went out to the shed to do laundry tonight I discovered, admist her stash of dog toys, that Foster had found a new love.
Oatmeal.
Or more specifically, an oatmeal canister. Apparently a used up $1.84 canister of oatmeal was all she needed to keep herself entertained for hours. Fine by me, no more high priced military grade plastic toys for her. She can just tear through the recycling bin for her play things.
Just after I took this she decided I was standing too closely, grabbed her canister and took off for the far side of the yard where she tore it in two. TWO TOYS. Two toys which now cost roughly 95 cents.
Obviously, an excited loop around the yard insued.
I read today that dogs can make over 100 facial expressions. Foster, i’m sure has at least 101 since she discovered oatmeal containers.