Last week I had lunch at McDonalds, and got myself a happy meal. A stuffed cartoony dog head came with the meal. I gave it to Callie expecting her to rip it to shreds right away. (She loves to take toys and balls apart. She has little interest in any toys she can't easily destroy.) Instead she looked confused when we gave it her. She looked up at us with the expression of "Is it really mine?" It seemed like she expected us to take it away soon. Once she figured out we were going to let her keep it, she started carrying it around with her and was surprisingly very gentle with it. Two days later she took it outside and came back with a dirty snout. We figured she burried it behind a bush in the backyard. Day before yesterday she dug it back out and carried the filthy thing back inside. She is inseparable from the toy. She will lay her head on it or have it next to her when she's resting. Occasionally she'll look at it and give it a couple of licks. Anytime Cinder comes near her she immediately snatches it up and moves somewhere else, even though Cinder hasn't shown the slightest interest in it. It's rather endearing to watch her with it. Now to figure out how to get it away from her long enough to wash it. It's really gross.