Dog Toys
After fetch, chasing a squeaky ball or chew toy is probably the next most common form of play among dogs. A ball is fast and unpredictable, but easily tracked and chased, making it a good simulation of hunting small prey. Toys often satisfy an instinct in our dogs. Retrievers, for example, because of their desire to “retrieve” may be instinctively attached to fetch a ball or frisbee. Many dogs, particularly hunting dogs, enjoy squeaky toys because they sound like prey when they pounce and chew on them.