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Other than a
bully stick, antler, or tennis ball, Leo’s favorite toy is any of the ones that
make noise, especially the squeaky ones. In fact, the squeakier the toy, the
more Leo absolutely loves it. Whenever he’s playing with one of the toys, he’ll
find the squeaker and proudly parade around, while concurrently squeaking the
toy nonstop.
For the most
part, I’ll let Leo have his fun because it’s so cute to watch. He gets very
excited (and pleased of himself) when he hears the squeak. However, there are
some times that those headache-inducing squeakers need to disappear, like at
bedtime. In addition to his own playtime, Leo loves to use squeaky toys for
attention. For example, if we are checking out our phones, Leo will get hold of a
squeaky toy and nudge the phone while making noise until we respond (spoiler
alert: it doesn’t take that long for me to react).
Leo also has
a very keen sense when we want to hear a squeaky toy least of all. He’s very
good at walking around the apartment or condo squeaking a toy during our favorite TV shows
and movies. This normally ends up in us chasing him around for the toy and
putting it away somewhere until the episode is over. To say Leo doesn’t like
that would be an understatement. He makes his dissatisfaction known every time
with an exaggerated sit and loud sigh. Yes, he’s got a ruff life.
Unfortunately,
I’ve had to take some of his favorite toys home from work because they are just
too loud. There are a few left at work that he plays with, but I’ll take away
at times if he gets too rowdy with it. I think he knows that so he normally just
walks around with the toy in his mouth instead and squeaks it just enough to
make himself delighted but not make me get up and take it away.
