I have long been cognizant of cats' disdain, for anything labeled "cat toy" but, now I have a dog who picks strange items to play with.
Pearl is a very energtic dog and spends most of her waking hours playing vigorously. She and Ike spend a great deal of time, chasing each other and wrestling. If Ike doesn't want to play, though, Pearl will turn to her toys.
As she likes to play "fetch", I keep her supplied with tennis balls (she eventually eats them) and she has a hunk of knotted rope. These are the only traditional "dog toys", that she's interested in.
At the moment, her favorite "toys" are an old coffee can and a 2-ft-long 1"x 4". Bill was using the coffee can, to scoop potting soil and turned his back, for a moment. Pearl stole it and carries it all over the yard, throwing it up in the air and chasing it. Since it doesn't have any sharp edges, we let her keep it.
The board was in the bottom of a refrigerator box and she grabbed that, too. The ends are well-chewed and it too gets hauled all over the place.
When the cats are at the window, Pearl brings her toys and shows them off and whenever we go outside, she grabs a toy and brings to us. Pearl is very proud of her toys. She even shows them off, to my next-door neighbor.
In addition to these items, Pearl also plays with rocks. She carries them around, throws them and bats them with her paws. She will also drop them into the water pan and then "bob" for them.
I'm not going to buy any more "dog toys". We'll just let her have whatever junk happens to be lying around. Silly dog!
Pearl is a very energtic dog and spends most of her waking hours playing vigorously. She and Ike spend a great deal of time, chasing each other and wrestling. If Ike doesn't want to play, though, Pearl will turn to her toys.
As she likes to play "fetch", I keep her supplied with tennis balls (she eventually eats them) and she has a hunk of knotted rope. These are the only traditional "dog toys", that she's interested in.
At the moment, her favorite "toys" are an old coffee can and a 2-ft-long 1"x 4". Bill was using the coffee can, to scoop potting soil and turned his back, for a moment. Pearl stole it and carries it all over the yard, throwing it up in the air and chasing it. Since it doesn't have any sharp edges, we let her keep it.
The board was in the bottom of a refrigerator box and she grabbed that, too. The ends are well-chewed and it too gets hauled all over the place.
When the cats are at the window, Pearl brings her toys and shows them off and whenever we go outside, she grabs a toy and brings to us. Pearl is very proud of her toys. She even shows them off, to my next-door neighbor.
In addition to these items, Pearl also plays with rocks. She carries them around, throws them and bats them with her paws. She will also drop them into the water pan and then "bob" for them.
I'm not going to buy any more "dog toys". We'll just let her have whatever junk happens to be lying around. Silly dog!