Rufus LOVES ripping the heck out of stuffed animals. He goes after the squeaker and usually gets it! Then he proceeds to gut all of the stuffing out and spits it out all over the floor. Then...once the animal is dead and gutted, he walks away leaving the empty, furry shell. Well, recently I was in Walmart and as I went down the aisle where the dog toys are sold, I heard a familiar noise. It sounded like an elk bugle! I saw a woman standing there holding what looked like a stuffed moose toy....but the squeaker sounded like an elk bugle. No joke! I waited patiently and then finally asked her if she was going to purchase said moose/elk. She said no because it had a weird sounding squeaker. Ha! So I brought it home for Rufus. However he didn't get to play with it until I showed it to my family members who would appreciate the noise it made! On receiving this new toy, Rufus started to gut it like all of his other toys, but upon hearing the noise, I think he thought it was a baby animal and his fatherly instincts kicked in. So cute. He only ripped off one antler! What a good dad!
Rufus would carry it with him wherever he was going to be. And, he would sleep with it under his chin!
And a final picture: (please note that if I could keep him off the loveseat when I am not home, I would!)
Notice where the moose/elk is??
Sadly, the moose/elk came up missing. I finally found him outside baking on the trampoline. He is mostly intact, except he has been thoroughly gutted and his squeaker removed. I found the squeaker!! I will give it to Steve to use on his hunts!!
