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app103:
My cat has a basket full of toys he won't play with. I have spent a fortune on them over the years, till I figured out what he loves most. My cat has all 3 of these (click to read the description...it's great):


http://www.fatcats.com/html_site/cat_dnd.shtml

(Sorry, but these are not sold any more...they discontinued the series)

Unfortunately they discontinued this one too, or it would be my cat's next toy:

http://www.bytebill.com

 

Grorgy:
I very quickly discovered that my cat likes her toys live, mice, birds, grorgys lol plenty of scratch scars

mouser:
one word for you: laser pointers.

nosh:
Damn mouser, you beat me to it!
My dog goes berserk over the laser pointer! Gives him an excellent daily workout too. I would like to caution about letting him chase it outdoors where there's traffic though.

On a relative scale...

Every other toy:
--------------------->

Laser pointer:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>>
 ;D

I personally also like the thick ropes you can play tug with, they need to be washed more often than the other toys but keep him pretty engrossed and you can get into it too. Also dribbling a 6 inch basketball around and letting him try & get it can be fun for dog and slave (in my case.)

cthorpe:
A friend of mine has told me that as far as laser pointers go, red is fine, green can damage a dog's eyes just from looking at the point on the wall/floor/whatever over time.  I have no clue if that is true or not, but just something to think about.

Edit...
Mayo Clinic states that green laser pointers can cause visible damage to the retina if directed into the eyes.  Red laser pointers do not cause damage.  http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2005-rst/2800.html

My dogs love Nylabones.  The only ones that stand up for more than a day are the non-edible ones.  They are made of a hard nylon.  They shred over time, but the pieces that come off while the dogs are chewing are small enough to pass through their system with no problem.



Also, Kong toys are great.  They are made of hard rubber with a funny shape and a hole in the middle.  My 20 pound terrier chewed through a red Kong (supposedly almost indestructible) in about 1/2 an hour.  The black Kong has lasted about a year.  I stuff dog biscuits in it or smear peanut butter on the inside.  The dogs will go crazy trying to get it out.  My terrier has learned to carry the kong to the top of the stairs and throw it down so that the biscuit breaks up as it bounces down.



Finally, a good soft toy made with imitation lambs wool is always fun.

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