Abstract: An ambulatory animal toy has a skeleton which includes a substantially horizontal torso. The torso has forward and rear ends defining forward and rear directions. Mutually spaced apart front and hind legs are attached to the torso. Feet are attached to the legs, and the feet have friction pads or rubber soles. The torso is caused to bend substantially horizontally while it is prevented from bending substantially vertically when the skeleton is pulled. The torso is inherently resilient in the horizontal direction and inherently inflexible in the vertical direction. At least the hind legs are pivotally attached to the torso and are allowed to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis.

Abstract: An ambulatory animal toy includes a skeleton having a substantially horizontal spine with forward and rear ends defining forward and rear directions. Mutually spaced apart legs are attached to the spine and feet are attached to the legs. The feet are in frictional engagement with a walking surface and the spine can twist and bend substantially horizontally but is prevented from bending substantially vertically when the skeleton is pulled substantially in the forward direction.