Today, Maya would like to share her tips for successfully stealing socks:
First, find a good hiding spot. This needs to be a place the socks will fit, but it is not necessary for you to fit into the hiding spot. You'll need a way to get your socks in and out quickly, so be sure you can easily get a paw into the space. If you're a small dog, you have the advantage that your paws are smaller than your person's arm. Use this to your advantage.
Next, locate socks. It helps if your person doesn't notice you hunting for the socks. You can distract her by playing quietly with a toy for a couple of minutes. That way when you quietly start your hunt, she'll think you're still playing with the toy. Take as many socks as you can possibly find, and quickly and quietly get them into the hiding spot you previously identified. Sacrifice quickness for quietness if necessary. Depending on your size, you may have to take one sock at a time. That's ok, just stay quiet while you do it so you don't draw any attention to yourself while you go back for the remaining socks. If there are a lot of socks and it will take you more than a couple of minutes, you might also want to make a quick appearance in front of your person so she doesn't get curious and start looking for you. Just take the toy you were playing with earlier and play with it in front of her for a few minutes before going back to your sock hunting/hiding.
Finally, play with/chew socks. You'll have to do this in the open. Whatever you do, do not do this near your hiding place. We all know you'll get caught eventually, either because your person will see you or because you're being too quiet and your person will go looking for you. Either way, if you're near your hiding spot when you get caught, you'll lose all your socks. If you do this elsewhere, one sock will get taken away, but you still have the rest safely in your hiding spot.
I hope this helps some of you puppies out there enjoy your socks a little while longer. Happy hunting!
- Maya
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