Behaviorism

Romeo found a green foam Nerf ball in the gutter on our way home yesterday. He carried it into the house and started playing with it. The ball lit up neon green blinking like a space alien! I thought oh no he's going to chomp all of those plastic electronic parts. I must find a way to get the ball away from him. When I presented him with some kibble in my hand he drooled but did not drop the ball. So then I decided to place the kibble in his food dish. That worked. He took a bite of food and I was able to snatch the ball away.