The secret stash

In addition to the contents of Tallulah's toy box, which is admittedly kind of obscene, she's got four balls that are reserved for a special game she plays.

These balls are stored in the cleaning closet.

Dogs aren't allowed to take things from the cleaning closet.



She roots through, selects her favorite, and discards the others. Don't worry about the discards, though. They'll get their turn.

Balls all get carried to the chair first.


That seems to be priority - get as many balls to the chair as you can before the Mama notices.


She's got to hurry, or she'll get caught!



Notice the Little Dude trying to get in on the game.



He'd like to play too, but he's too short to reach the shelf, and his mouth is too small to hold the balls.

Plus, he's kind of slow. By the time he's half way down the hall, Tallulah's already deposited all the balls on the chair, and has picked one of them to settle in with.



This is where the Mama usually catches on to the game. She tells Tula what a terrible, rotten dog she is, and puts the balls back in the closet.



Her fingers are kind of slippery, though, and the balls have been known to fly across the house as a result. Sometimes the balls will slip 2, 3, 10 or even 20 times.

It's a good thing Tula's around to bring them back for her.