Animal And Company: [boxer lovers] Just wanted to share ....

This morning I headed for the kitchen with Meg to fix her breakfast. She
had in her mouth her new toy -- a small "hedgehog"
(http://www.dog.com/item/hedgehog-dog-toy/492733/). I let her outside
while I got her pan, hedgehog still in her mouth. While I'm fixing her
breakfast, she hears the "rattling" and, since I left the back door open
for her to come back in when she "finished," she headed back into the
kitchen -- without the hedgehog.

Now, before Meg, there was Peter. About 90lbs and he LOVED LOVED LOVED
plush toys. The only plush toy he ever tore up was a caterpillar looking
thing that was made of various sizes of flat round pillow like pieces
connected together -- including the legs which were smaller pillowy
things, hooked one on each side of each of the round sections.
Apparently those "legs" were a problem. Pete spent one afternoon
carefully pulling each of those legs off his toy. Pete was the first of
my to take toys outside -- and he'd leave them. I got tired of going out
and picking up toys so, since Pete had already learned the word "Toy"
I'd say "Where's your toy? Get your toy?" and we advanced to his not
being allowed back in the house until he brought his toy in. And then
Meg came to live with us and Pete graciously shared toys -- and when I
tried to teach Meg to bring her toy in, we got to the point of her
finding the toy, picking up the toy, but when I called Meg in, she'd
drop the toy and run to the house. After watching her do this several
times, when I told her One More Time to "Get your toy" Pete gave her a
sharp look, ran over to the toy and then brought it to the back step
while Meg was jumping trying to get it. She picked up the toy and, then
dropped it again before she came in. Again, Pete picked up the toy
LOOKED at her, dropped it. She picked it up and headed into the house.
And that was how Meg learned to get her toys.

So, she's in the kitchen this morning, no toy. I asked "Where's your
toy?" but she was more interested in the food prospect. "Go get your Toy!"

She ran out the door, straight to the toy which was NOT in view from the
door. She had to go around some lawn equipment to find it, picked it up
and brought it in. She knew exactly where she'd dropped it.

I love this breed!

LisaW