Help! Dog Whines When Holding Toy, What does that mean?

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So, the other day, I noticed something kinda weird with my dog, Buster. He grabbed his favorite squeaky toy, that little blue hedgehog, and just stood there. But he wasn't playing. He was whining, like, really whining, with the toy still in his mouth!

At first, I thought, "Okay, maybe he's just being a goofball." You know, dogs do weird stuff sometimes. But he kept doing it. He'd pace around a little, still whining, hedgehog firmly in his jaws. It was starting to get a little concerning.

My Investigation Begins

• I checked the toy first. I figured maybe something was stuck on it, or maybe it was broken and poking him. Nope. Hedgehog was fine.
• Then I looked at his mouth. I was worried maybe he had a toothache or something. I gently pried his jaws open (he's a good boy, lets me do pretty much anything). Everything looked normal in there. No swollen gums, no broken teeth.
• I tried taking it from my dog,but he still whines.

I was starting to run out of ideas,I even give him some treat, and he took it, then back to the toy again.

I started thinking maybe the toy has bad smell on it, so I decided washing the * I gave it back, the whining stopped!

It turned out, It was all about the smell, after all that detective work!