I bought these big ol' honkin t-rex hand puppet things for my grandkids, pulled one out when I got home and the chihuahua went and hid under the couch.
One time I brought a single party balloon home and she wouldn't go into any room that had the balloon and would piss herself if she saw it. lol
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