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When I was a kid, we had a bullpoo (cute little mix). The dog had a little squeaky toy - a little red rubber boot. She began thinking the boot was her puppy. She even got milk. If I remember right, we had to “wean her off” the boot. Strange, indeed.

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I had a precious little peekapoo that suddenly became fixated on a small yellow squeaky toy like that. She would take it everywhere she went and became very, very distressed when I moved it or held it out of the way. I got creeped out and put it in a drawer and she sat on the floor and cried and stared at the drawer for hours. She was about 5 years old. I believe I just never took it out of the drawer and threw it away ultimately. The connection she had with that toy was so strong I could actually feel it.