Your daughter probably doesn't give a monkeys whether it's a toy dog or a pork chop on the end of the string. The fact she loves it so much could be down to the fact Mummy and Daddy are on the other end.
Bless 'em........ Those days are priceless. A bad back is well worth it.
Don't swap those times for a piece of sh*t remote control. Love every minute of it.
Just my opinion.
Sh#t don't you just hate it when people come out with such utter truth, you're right of course, and we do love every minute