Tessa has always been fiercely protective of her loved ones, declaring that she is still the same at 20 years old.

The terrier mix adores her mother, but nothing compares to her banana toy. It’s simply padding and yellow fabric, but it’s precious to Tessa-and she makes sure that everyone recognizes it as such.

Shana Lauren, Tessa’s mother, bought bananas five years ago when a dog damaged Tessa’s favorite toy. Lauren told The Dodo, ” I found it in a trash can at a pet store, but I knew it was the size of a toy she liked.”She kissed the banana as soon as I handed it to her.”

Tessa now proudly displays her banana to visitors and asks them to honor her favorite toy.

Lauren explained, ” she wants everyone to notice it before she puts it on.”When she puts him down, she puts him in the best bed she can find.”

Puppies are stub𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 when it comes to bananas; don’t let their age or hearing loss hinder their purpose. Lauren explained, ” We told people to tell her they had discovered her banana so she could lie down.”It’s interesting how our friends shout at her now that she’s deaf ,” I adore your bananas, Tessa!’”

Tessa believes that you will never grow up to sleep with your beloved favorite toy.

Lauren added: “She never turned it into a ‘toy’. “It is her only property, which is her life.”