My rescued flat-coated retriever mix is also, although in the 11 years she’s been here, it has subsided a bit. Hers is a “Tennis ball” fetish. The first time there were 7 in the sofa crack, 5 under her bed at the foot of my bed…..now it’s a token 2 or 3….or maybe we only have 2 or 3 left……the last few years it’s expanded to include empty dog or cat food cans. I think of it as her bank account, but I am always emptying it……In Avi’s case tho’ I think it has something to do with finding comfort in being surrounded by the scent in these special items of yours
Our shoes come off by the front door. My greyhound always carefully takes one of each pair to the other end of the apartment and lays with them, no chewing either 🙂
Our mini-doxie does this too. Anything that smells like us he needs to have. The weird part is he even does it when he’s sleeping in bed with us. We wake up with sneakers, boxers and t-shirts piled on top us in te morning if we’ve lazy about putting things away. Also doesn’t chew, just snuggles. He also needs the pair of shoes, one shoe is not acceptable…slightly OCD…
Laura
Awww, so cute
Vicky
LOL! Too funny! At least she/he doesn’t destroy the loot!
altan
My rescued flat-coated retriever mix is also, although in the 11 years she’s been here, it has subsided a bit. Hers is a “Tennis ball” fetish. The first time there were 7 in the sofa crack, 5 under her bed at the foot of my bed…..now it’s a token 2 or 3….or maybe we only have 2 or 3 left……the last few years it’s expanded to include empty dog or cat food cans. I think of it as her bank account, but I am always emptying it……In Avi’s case tho’ I think it has something to do with finding comfort in being surrounded by the scent in these special items of yours
Erin
sweet! she wants a piece of everyone with her at all times!
nopunynerd
Tidying up the house in case unexpected company drops by …
Jennifer
My dog “covets” sometimes, too
Jennifer
My greyhound did the same thing when I first got her!
Helayne
Pretty hound–my black greyhound says “hey.”
CristyDeckard
Our shoes come off by the front door. My greyhound always carefully takes one of each pair to the other end of the apartment and lays with them, no chewing either 🙂
Harvey Schwelke
Our mini-doxie does this too. Anything that smells like us he needs to have. The weird part is he even does it when he’s sleeping in bed with us. We wake up with sneakers, boxers and t-shirts piled on top us in te morning if we’ve lazy about putting things away. Also doesn’t chew, just snuggles. He also needs the pair of shoes, one shoe is not acceptable…slightly OCD…