When we get things delivered, they have to be inspected by Mr. Dog. Everything brought into the house gets a thorough sniff. I have to blame Chewy.com for this particular quirk.
My own boxes come and they are typically only casually looked at. However Rack is a very smart dog. He knows what His Things smell like. I get a powder that gets mixed with water and ground beef and it makes dog food. It’s considerably safer than anything in a can or a bag from the market, and I do think commercial dog food is garbage, irrespective of the advertised quality of the food.
There is only so much you can do with the "floor sweepings" that go into pet foods after all.
On the other hand, we do get things from Chewy. Specifically his flea meds. They come in an iconic box with a blue side and the company is kind enough to toss in a large dog cookie. He’s a medium dog so so much the better, he gets multiple treats!
The large bones they toss in the box can be broken up. I won’t tell him he’s getting half, only that he can enjoy two treats. He prefers things that way and can go through the ritual of the hunt at least twice.
These boxes do have a dog cookie scent to them by the time they get to my porch here in South Florida. A Pro Tip – only send chocolate in the coldest part of the winter. Otherwise, the “cold” days of December being as warm as mid 80s (30C) will melt things down.
I take out of the box what has arrived, and now I have a dog at my feet staring up at me with twin brown laser beam eyes. A quick flip of the wrist and the cookie pieces are broken and put back into the box. The box lid is closed without tape by folding and placed on the floor.
The last time that happened he pushed his snout through the middle of the opening of the top of the box and had it stuck there. Dog Logic being what it is, he was jumping on his front feet trying to knock this thing off his face and not having the best time of it.
Bounce Bounce Rattle Rattle Thump! Shake Shake Shake Shake Shake!
Bounce Bounce Rattle Rattle Thump! Shake Shake Shake Shake Shake!
Finally after laughing, we take pity on him and take it off his head. He has not quite gotten the idea that he is actually ALLOWED to put his foot on the box to hold it in place. Say what you will about him, but Rack the McNab SuperDog(TM) has impeccable manners.
The fun thing of this is now we have a new ritual. It keeps his mind going and anyone who knows a herding breed dog knows that you truly have to work to keep their mind occupied. If not, bedlam will ensue.
So toss a cookie in the box and fold the lid back in place. Should last a minute or two of fun before he gets bored with it and wants to deal with a different shiny object.
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