You might try 'beheading' a fake hydrant pair and use them for speaker stands...cheap distraction...
If you want to delve into serious pet psych, leave a cd/album out that you can't stand next to one that you like. Let Killer clue you into which he prefers. Small dogs seem to like 'metal muzic'...Anthrax, that sort of thing...bass lines that'll loosen nails....;)