Adorable And Silly Dog Thinks Blueberries Are Toys That Must Be Treated With Care
Ava, a 1.5-year-old German Shepherd, has a habit that is equal parts adorable and ridiculous. When her mom, Talia Henze, gave her a blueberry, the little snack did not get treated like food at all, it got handled like a prized toy.
Talia shares Ava's personality-filled moments on TikTok, where the dog has built a big following by being exactly the kind of pet people cannot stop watching. In this case, Ava's careful blueberry routine turned a simple snack into a tiny comedy scene.
And once she decided that blueberries belonged in the toy category, there was no convincing her otherwise.
Talia says that Ava loves her toys. She told The Dodo:
“Any time anything happens, her answer is to bring over a toy, and I mean any time. If anyone laughs, or if she sees anyone sad, she gets up and brings over a toy.”
In general, dogs tend to love play, and it's not uncommon for a dog to have a favorite toy.
But Ava really loves her toys!
One day, Talia was enjoying a snack of blueberries, and Ava noticed the sweet treat. Ava looked at the blueberries with great curiosity, which gave Talia an idea.
Talia gave Ava a blueberry, but she definitely didn't expect Ava to treat a blueberry the way she treats her toys:
“She’s been trained to only eat her treats and long-lasting chew items on her elevated bed or in her crate, so she naturally just brings new toys, treats, etc., to those places. So it didn’t surprise me that she brought the berry to it. But she just never ate it.”
That is one very committed blueberry routine.
Just like the toy-versus-treat debate in pet training choices, where some dogs pick toys over treats.
Ava tenderly cared for the blueberry.
“She kind of just carried it around to her different places for a while and snuggled it.”
“When she eventually got bored and left it in her crate, I tried showing her how to eat it by breaking it open… She wanted nothing to do with it when it was broken.”
Blueberries are safe for dogs to eat.
Even after that, Ava stayed loyal to her blueberry rules.
This behavior never shifted; every time Talia has ever given Ava a blueberry, she treats it the same way. Even after a friend made this cool crochet blueberry for Ava to play with.
“So I know she doesn’t really like eating them, but every time I eat blueberries, she seems to want one. So I just give her one every time… She tried to eat one once when I really encouraged it, but she just spat it out.”
Ava sure is a sweet dog, even if blueberries are friends and not food.
Blueberries may never make the cut, but Ava's dedication is hard to beat.
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