Our dogs favorite toy a balloon! Do you have a pet? What kind?

Sam's Balloon! - This is Sam with his balloon.
@free_man (7330)
United States
January 21, 2010 7:49am CST
I am not kidding our dog would rather you give him a balloon then any other toy he has. And believe me he has the toys. We can start to touch the drawer where we keep the balloons and he will be right there with his stubby tail just a wagging waiting. Now he will play with a balloon all day an never break it but when he does he steps back and barks at it. When cleaning out some stuff for my craft room I found the balloons and my husband thought it would be cute so he blew one up and Sam has been nuts about them ever since. What's your pets favorite toy? Do you take pictures of your pets like they are your kids? Life is so much better with our Sam I thank God for Sam! Do you have a pet? What kind is it?
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• United States
22 Jan 10
Oh boy...here I go... I have 3 dogs: Maggie -- She loves her rope toys! Goldie -- She loves her stuffed animal toys Sam -- He loves any toy the other two are currently trying to play with 3 Cats: Molly -- She likes to drag clothes (socks, underwear) around the house and YOWL. Duncan -- He is a sweet boy! He'll drag a string around until he finds someone to play with Sweet Pea -- She is MY baby and she also likes playing with string toys. 4 Birds: Joe and Big Red -- Two little finches Chaucher -- A mini parrot Petite Mionion -- Rough translated to "Little Cutie," She's a Lovebird 4 Beta Fish: Frankie -- White and Red Phantom -- Dark Blue Dapple -- White with brown spots Flint -- Bright red WE LOVE ANIMALS!!!!!!!
• United States
23 Jan 10
Sam - Here's our handsome Sam, handsome like yours! :)
Maggie and Sam both move between mine, my sisters and my brothers rooms during the night...so I might get woken up once or twice a night by either or both of them lol Poor Goldie can't walk up the stairs anyone (since we changed from carpet to wood) and that's where all our rooms are. But we love our animals!!
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
Just Sam - He is our baby can't take enouhg pictures of him
Hi Lily. Does sound like you love your pets. Boy I bet you have a good moring waking up to all those animals. Sam comes to our bed early in the morning to wake us up. It is so special to wake up with him standing there looking like okay I got to go too. I bet you have all kinds of beautiful music waking up to your pets. The picture I added is in front of the Christmas tree he is waiting to see what one of us is doing.....LOL
@free_man (7330)
• United States
23 Jan 10
Sam waiting for an invite  - Sam waiting to get an invite into one of our laps. He thinks he is a lap dog....LOL when he weighs over 45lbs.
That's too bad that the baby can't get up the stairs.
@Thunderll (102)
• United States
21 Jan 10
My mom's dog absolutely loves empty drink bottles. She will go for those before any other toy. It used to worry me, because I was afraid she would eat the plastic bits, but we've had her for two years and she hasn't. She just chews them all up and makes a big mess! When one of us has an empty bottle, she will keep sneaking closer when she doesn't think we are looking until her nose is just touching the bottle. Then she will just lay there staring until you push it toward her, letting her know she can have it. It's pretty cute. Right now, I don't have any pets. I just recently moved out of my mom's house and I seriously miss the dogs. My mom has two, and has always had at least two dogs in the house since before I was born. It's definitely strange to me; I miss having a dog around. I've been looking up local shelters on the internet, but I don't want to get a new puppy until we get a new place. We're looking at one right now that allows pets, so I've got my fingers crossed.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
Hi Thunderll and welcome to my lot. That's Sam if he wants something he will go to it and put his nose up to it till we give it to him. He won't take it unless we give it to him. Hope you find the pet and home you want. When we have to go somewhere with out our Sam we both miss the him and can hardly wait to get back home. He is such a sweet and loving dog he is after all our only kid.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
You got another balloon. - Oh boy maybe they will give me another ballon.
forgot to add my picture....LOL We love our Sam.
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• United States
22 Jan 10
I know how you feel; I miss the mutts back home terribly. That's a very cute picture.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Jan 10
It's cool, your dog can actually play with the balloon and never break it! I still remember the first time my dog saw a balloon, she was barking at it, as she did not know what it is, until I held it, then only she stopped barking. I have a yellow Labrador, and she is already 2 years old. Her favorite toy is a red ball which we bought it for her since she was very young. Though we also bought other toys for her, she always likes to play with this ball. More precisely, she actually likes to play with us. We always take pictures of her, but sometimes it's just so hard to take clear pictures of her, as she moves a lot, and also whenever she sees us coming near, she just wants to play with us, and I can't hold that camera with me well. I understand the beauty of having a pet with us, the pet is really a gift to us.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
21 Jan 10
Hi Kaka. I think dogs are so cool. They do have their favorite things like us humans. Sam has a squeaky fish too and he will squeeze it till it squeaks. He brings his balls to us and when we won't stop and play with him he will bounce it on the floor and play all by himself. His favorite toys are the balloons then comes the fish. Sam likes his picture taken he will stop and pose for you to take his picture. This picture I will put up on here he has a small balloon in his mouth he picks it up and carries it around trying to get us to take it from him. He has been playing with this balloon for a few days now. When one breaks he stops and barks at it till one of us pick the broken balloon up off the floor. We taught him to be caureful when he was a young pup so if he isn't sure of something and starts to bark we go see instantly. He is pretty smart. They are great companions.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
21 Jan 10
Sam with a balloon in his mouth! - Can you see the balloon in his mouth?
forgot to add the picture....LOL
@mjweed21 (693)
• Philippines
21 Jan 10
we do have a pet. It's a cat the name is PAksiw!
@mjweed21 (693)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
I don't know... It's just that my Brother heard the name in one of the Characters in a movie.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
23 Jan 10
Sam getting his teeth brushed - Sam goes into the bathroom waiting to get his teeth brushed too.
Thanks Mjweed. I thought the name had some special meaning.
@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
Sams balloon - He is looking at it like why isn't it moving. Sam just threw the balloon down and it didn't do what his balls do. Looked like he thought it would bounce too.
Hi Mjweed. What does the name stand for?
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• China
22 Jan 10
Hi,free-man,I have a dog,a very lovely dog,his name is apple.Bcz he is the apple in my eyes,so I give this special name to him.He is very naughty ,he likes biting socks and shoes .Well,sometimes what he did really drive me crazy ,but I would not punish him when I see he wagging his tail to me .Haha,I could do nothing about his crazy hobby.Have a nice day.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
Sams bone - We get this big raw hide chews at the dollar store think this is his favorite.
Hi long. Dogs do have a habbit of chewing. It is just nature for them to chew and play with anything that has our sents on them. I love the name. We got to be patient with our pets they don't know what is wrong or right unless we teach them. We get these great big chews at the dollar store and it takes Sam a few hours to chew this up. This is how we broke Sam of chewing on things. Thanks for sharing.
@Java09 (3075)
• United States
22 Jan 10
I have a dog.He's a Lhasa Apso,his very favorite toy is a ball.He throws it around the room himself,and gets very excited playing with it.He likes to throw it and then chase it himself.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
Another of Sams toys  - When he gets ready to sleep he will put one of his toys on the couch with him.
Hi Java. I know that has to be cute. Sam does the same thing if we won't stop and play with him. Isn't it great that they can do that? I find it kind of funny when Sam throws his ball it seems like he is saying ahhh come on play with me.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
21 Jan 10
BE VERY CAREFUL!!! if the balloon pops adn your dog decides to eat it, it can cause serious medical issues..I would seriously find something more suitable to be honest with you..I have to dogs (and 4 cats) and its just not a chance i am willing to take ya know..
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
21 Jan 10
Sams balloon - Sam likes this one cause it is small enough to pick up.
Thanks Raven but when he was a small dog we taught him to be concerened about stuff like that. When he breaks it he will stop and bark at it he knows it is a no no to chew stuff. And we watch him real careful after all he is the only child we have.
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@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
23 Jan 10
Penny & Poppy - These are our girls. Sadly, Penny is gone now but we still have Poppy.
That's funny - your dog playing with a balloon like that and hardly ever bursting them! He must be so gentle with the balloon. We have recently lost one of our dogs (a Lhasa Apso) and the only toy she ever played with (out of a basketful of toys) was a spikey yellow ball - she would go crazy asking us to throw it for her! Our other dog, a shih-tzu, loves a tiny little cloth ball - she takes it everywhere with her. When we go to bed she picks up that ball and takes it with her! She is obsessive with it! We have always taken pictures of our pets like they are our kids - after all, they are part of the family too. I have posted a pic of our girls together; Penny is the cream one.
@free_man (7330)
• United States
23 Jan 10
Sam kicked back waiting for something - Sam is kicked back waiting for something.
Hi Abbey. They are beautiful. Sorry you lost one I know it must have rally hurt to lose your baby dog. They are all babies even when they are full grown. I had all kinds of pictures of Sam when he was a tiny baby but computer crashed and I lost everyone of them. I was so mad. We take all kinds of pictures we did when Bear was alive too. Sam is our baby after all.
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• Philippines
22 Jan 10
my pet like basketball to play with and a rope she always run after it be a dog or cat they like to follow a moving object.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
22 Jan 10
Sams couch - this is Sams couch.
Hi Jane. Your right be it dog or cat they do love to chase things that move. The picture I added is Sams couch where he can look out the window when he wants to.