Pampered Maltipoo Likes to Match Her Food-Themed Toys To Whatever Mom Is Eating
My dog used to have a game we called “Doing Inventory” that she would play every time we had guests over. She would methodically go into her toy basket and remove each and every one of her toys, laying them out on the floor at the feet of whatever guest we were entertaining. Clearly, it was a bid for attention. In the dog’s mind, if they weren’t playing with her, it was only because she hadn’t yet found the toy they wanted to play with.
This dog is also very particular about her toys. She matches them to whatever activity her human owner is doing, whether it’s a burger toy for when she’s eating takeout, or a lipstick toy when she’s sitting at her vanity!
In the video, you can see all the times this adorable puppy has matched her toy choices to whatever her mom is doing—a piece of pizza when they get pizza, and even a Capri Sun toy when her mom is having a juice box. In other videos, you can see her going to town on a lip gloss shaped toy while her mother is doing her makeup.
Are the videos staged, or has the dog been trained to pick her toys according to her mothers activities. It’s unclear, but whether or not this behavior is natural or learned, there is no denying that it’s completely adorable!
Is a Maltipoo Right For You?
Maltipoos are a popular hybrid dog, one of the every increasing mixes created by breeding a Poodle with another dog breed—in this case, with a Maltese. Like most of the “toy” poodle mixes, Maltipoos are known for their adorable, puppy like appearance and hopefully non-shedding, hypoallergenic coat.
Like most toy dogs, Maltipoos are small (usually less than ten pounds) and extremely playful and sociable with humans. Toy breeds were bred to be companions and entertain noblemen, and Maltipoos love to be the center of attention, to sit on laps, and to do tricks.
With proper training and socialization, they can be good family dogs.
How to Choose the Best Toys for Your Dog
When picking toys for your dog, it may be tempting to get the ones that you think are cute, and in the case of this puppy, matching the toy to its owner and her preferences definitely worked out, but it’s important to think about the way your pup likes to play. Delicate toys like this are great for gentle dogs, smaller dogs, or dogs that don’t like to destroy your things, but if your pup is a chewer (or a disemboweler, like mine was) then maybe you want to get a toy made of tougher material, that can stand up to a bit of shredding.
Additionally, if toys are made with small plastic parts (like squeakers) you always want to keep an eye on your dog while playing with it, to make sure they don’t ingest pieces, which might prove dangerous (not to mention costly!) Even readily available toys for dogs, like rope toys, rawhide, and plush toys can be endogenous if your dog ingests them.
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