The bulldog ornament is probably a gift to M from her husband before he passed away and Bond dislikes it. Usually kept on her desk, it was the only thing that survived the explosion on MI6 by Raoul Silva and Bond was disappointed. "Her will was read today, she left you this." ― Eve gives Bond the ornament that M left in her will in a box After her death, Eve revealed in M's will that she left the ornament to him. Eve thinks it is a way of M telling Bond to get a desk job.