greet you with a toy in her mouth?

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Whenever we get home after being gone, Daphne is so excited to greet us and she always comes running with a toy in her mouth. If I come in the door and surprise her, she jumps up, looks around for the nearest toy and brings it to me. If she has several toys lying around her it's so funny to watch her try to decide which one to grab and greet me with!

[DonMarie and Picco]

Picco does this for me. He doesn't even acknowledge my husband when he comes home. Definitely MY dog!

[Jolene, Sassparilla & Josie]

Oh this is a hoot.  So my doodle isn't the only one.  My mom is 90 and said she has NEVER seen a dog do this. My Sassparilla has a ball or toy in her mouth 24/7 except when she's eating or chewing on her sister Josie! lol  She even sleeps with a toy in her mouth!  When we get home we are "presented" the toy as we like to refer to it.  Her little butt is just a wiggling and she's got something in her mouth and she proceeds to shove it in your face making sure you see it up close but by no means can you have it!  She's even trying to present the toy if we are on the toilet! lol  She does the same thing if you appear and she's not ready that little mind is spinning as she frantically looks for something.  She even knows all her toys by name, and she has lots!

Here are a few; tennis ball with Mr. Rat close by (rat is funny whole toy is in the mouth except for the long tail)first holding Bubba Gump in paw over the edge of the bed then in mouth (bedroom toy this is what happens when I come out of the shower) followed by Mr. Dog with her first and last haircut!  I was horrified when I picked her up.  Last another tennis ball with football close by and sound asleep!

[Donna Bay & Buzz]

Oh how funny. Buzz does the exact same thing. In his case, if no toy is in sight, he will drag his bed around. His bed is huge. Its so funny to watch him try to run around with it. I think its a retriever trait. We have friends with a chocolate lab. He has always done this, usually with shoes!

[DonMarie and Picco]

At least they really appreciate their toys! Picco plays with every one of his. He will favor one ball over the others for the day - nope, it's the black ball today mom, don't be tossing me that red one.

[Sally M]

OMG! I thought I had the only dog that did this. Penny, our Doodle, doesn't do this but our stray rescue, Lexi, does. Ever since we got her when she was younger, she greets us with a toy in her mouth. Let's put it this way...she NEVER not greets us this way. It's so cute and endearing.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

What kind of dog is Lexi? Daphne always greets us this way. If I am in the bedroom and DH is in the living room watching sports, she will greet him with a toy if he walks in the room..Lol! She has also taught my youngest one, Pippa, the same behavior. Lucy, the oldest, just doesn't care...Lol!

[Sally M]

Lexi is a yellow Lab mix. A stray rescue. A sweetheart of a dog. Everytime she gets a toy and greets us with it, the puppy (Penny) steals it from her mouth and Lexi lets her! Like others, Lexi constantly greets us with a toy...in the morning, when we come home, when we are in a different room, one time, she greeted me with a toy after I took a shower. Lexi is not young...she'll be 10 yrs. old. this month. She's been doing this ever since I adopted her. I love it. Penny isn't learning this behavior yet, she just wants whatever toy Lexi has at the time.