CHICAGO — Normally, nothing is too good for Ty the dog, because Monté Morris loves his 13-year-old Yorkshire terrier without limits. Monté, an only child, calls Ty his little brother. He schedules FaceTime sessions with his mom so he can talk to Ty while the dog looks on curiously, with his ears perked up. But it turns out the pampering of a 5-1/2-pound hairball can go too far, as Morris discovered on a December visit home over Iowa State's winter break. He watched his mother refill Ty's water bowl and had a question for her.
"Ty drinks bottled water, Mama?