New evidence today suggests that expensive chew toys originally snubbed by a K9 companion may, after time, develop into objects they actually care about.

Young Casper, who often spends most of his day stealing one of his human’s house shoes (see picture), suddenly decided his rubber chew bone and antler–combined retail value of more than $20–were, for the first time in recorded history, worth chewing on for an extended period of time.

Witnesses report seeing Casper’s human put a hand over his mouth while saying “Holy crap he’s FINALLY chewing on those things!”