jr ring

Last weekend our Aunty and Uncle from Thousand Oaks, CA stopped by on their way to Lodi and brought our mini Aussie puppy a present - the JR Ring.  Of course, Dash had a "toygasm".

At first Papa and I said, "Uh oh.  Dash will chew through this toy overnight!"  Thankfully, we were wrong.  We've had it for almost five days now and it is still surviving.  My favorite thing about it is the disc shape.  Dash and I have spent the last few nights playing catch with it, and I think it's really helping him to master the concept of catching the disc in mid air (rather than letting it roll along the ground first).  I'm guessing it's because the toy is soft and he can catch it in his mouth without knocking his teeth against it.

Once in a while he catches the toy flipped upwards so it covers his eyes, which is so adorable when he walks around blinded!  For some reason he prefers to catch it using the hole in the middle, not the outer edge.  Shrug.  At least he's entertained.

Thanks Aunty and Uncle!

toygasms

I have invented a new word for the sounds our mini Aussie makes when he gets a new toy: toygasm.  We keep a basket full of toys on the counter out of his reach, and we regularly switch out the two or three toys he has access to in order to keep things interesting for him.  That is, unless Dash destroys it before it has a chance to go back into the basket and into rotation.

Tonight I started teaching Dash a new trick (beg) so I put all his toys away to prevent any distractions.  When we were done training I decided to bring some different toys out, including this blue teething toy a friend bought for us a long time ago.  Dash was so thrilled that he started rolling around with it in bed and making little whining/crying sounds with it.  He insisted on showing me the "new" toy over and over again because he was so happy and excited to play with it.  Now he is completely exhausted and napping at my feet.

Since our mini Aussie rarely barks, this is one of the only times he makes any noise.  It's not a quite howl, whine, or cry, so I have dubbed it the toygasm.  LOL.