We have a dog - a border terrier. (If you've seen There's Something About Mary, the dog in that movie was a border terrier. In fact, even if you've NOT seen the movie, it still featured a border terrier.)
Anyway, we provide Goldie with toys. Many of these are stuffed things that squeak when chomped on in just the right way. Almost all enjoy a similar life-cycle:
1) for about a week Goldie is delighted to chomp on 'em to make 'em squeak, and tosses 'em in the air.
2) after that first week, she goes for the kill: ripping the toy to shreds, going for the 'heart' - the plastic squeaky thing.
3) after stuffing has been distributed throughout the house, and the heart has been successfully extracted, she plays with the remaining rag for about 3 days.
Then it's time for another toy.
I'm beginning to suspect that this is how we humans work, too.
We find fun toys - either real physical toys, or simply fun discussion topics.
We play with 'em for a week or so.
Then we go for the heart - ripping it out, and leaving stuffing strewn all over the place.
Once the toy is officially 'dead', we keep playing with the rag for another few days... then find ourselves another toy.
... at least, that's a pretty good description of how I move from topic to topic on this blog!!!
(I'm thinking about this as I pick up the shredded innards of the latest toy, strewn throughout the house.)
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Sometimes you find a toy that's durable and you're satisfied with it for years and years.
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