Dog Journal – Entry 184: Discoveries

dog-house-3236639_640Have you ever wondered what sort of things your friend is hiding from you? Oh yes, if you didn’t know it, you do now. My friend hides all sorts of things from me, perhaps to keep me from getting into them, but maybe it’s just to keep me wondering what sorts of treasures could be waiting to be found.

The thing is, my friend doesn’t know that I know about the thing she keeps behind the sofa. Well, I’m not even really sure if she knows that it’s back there, or maybe it’s just forgotten. But I know about it. It’s perhaps the oddest find that I’ve discovered, mostly because I’m clearly not supposed to play with it. I don’t know why it’s more fun to have a thing I’m probably not supposed to have, but it is, and I for sure do not have any other toys that are like it.

One of the best things about it I can tell you is that it’s not very chewy, but I chew it anyway. Just a little bit though, mostly because I might need to save some for later. Note to self, never overchew a new toy so it will last longer… especially one that you probably aren’t supposed to have.

I’ve thought about telling my friend that it is back there, but I’m pretty sure she’d take it away from me and I’d never get to play with it again. So I make sure not to get back there and show of my secret discovery while she’s around.

Even though I know where it is, I really don’t know what it is, but I know what it does. It can’t squeak, but it does make a noise. I guess it beeps rather than squeaks. Which is cool, because I don’t have any toys that beep. All I have to do is push on it, and it makes the noise. Sometimes I pounce on it and I can hear voices from somewhere and othersounds, but then it goes away again. One time, I did make it beep and when I squeezed out from behind the sofa, the picture box was on, which, so I think I might be onto something.

In fact, just the other day my friend was frantically searching for something in the sofa, but we never did find whatever it was. Well, at least she didn’t find it. But I did find some chips and one of my favorite balls (the one with the little tail so I can slap it against stuff).

Maybe I should tell my friend about it now that I think of it. She was looking for it after all. Or maybe I’ll keep it a secret. After all, I still have some more chewing to do and I can’t bear to leave a job half finished.