Her television time has gone to the dogs
July 28, 2009
By Sarelyn Radecke
The other night, my mom, three sisters and I were trying to figure out how we were going to keep our dog busy while we were watching “The Bachelorette.”
By the way, I might note, most dogs don’t behave the way mine does when we are trying to watch TV.
Before the TV is turned on, my dog will be a perfect angel, just sitting and sleeping and dreaming about treats. But as soon as the attention switches from dog to TV, my dog’s sole purpose is to get the attention back on him.
He has used, but has not been limited to, the following methods in the past: crying, whining, panting heavily, throwing up, sitting and staring at us until we break eye contact with the television, rolling around, standing in front of the TV and chasing his tail.
However, this particular Bachelorette episode was supposed to be “The Most Dramatic Episode Ever,” so we needed to watch it without interruption. While brainstorming ideas for how to minimize my dog’s disruptions, I put the recliner’s footrest up and out rolled a very rubbery red object.
My family and I looked at each other in disbelief; we cheered when we realized what he had just found. The Kong. We had found The Kong.
The Kong is like…the Holy Grail of all dog toys. It’s a proper noun to solidify its importance in the canine world (unlike The Ball, The Stick, The Stuffed Animal), and it does everything. Everything.
You can bounce it, throw it, squeeze it, hide it, and here’s the clincher…you can stuff peanut butter in The Kong. It entertains dogs for hours.
The Kong had been missing for eight months. In other words, I haven’t watched a full television show or movie in eight months. My sister ran to the kitchen to get the peanut butter as we all sat in the realization that we were finally going to be able to watch a television show without interruption!
A few moments later, my sister came back with the peanut butter-filled Kong.
My dog’s eyes got all wide-eyed as he fell back into a picture-perfect “sit.” Then, to further his case, the sly little dog (literally) started smiling.
Five minutes later, we all looked up in horror as my dog let out a cry. Not only had my dog licked all of the peanut butter out of The Kong, but he had managed to wedge The Kong underneath the couch where he could not reach it.
My sisters and I turned off the TV with a sigh and turned our attention toward the real and only show in our lives, our dog.
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There are lots of treat puzzle dog toys on the market. Hopefully, if you have several prepared ahead you can watch a whole TV show. If not…there is always TIVO!