Abstract: A dog toy has a cavity for holding a dog treat or another toy and is in the form of a ball and is edible. Several apertures allow a dog to see and smell the contents of the inner cavity and provide motivation for the dog to try to get at the cavity's contents. The upper and lower halves are screwed or snapped together, enabling the dog toy to be opened by a human in order to place a toy or treat in the inner cavity. The dog toy is made with a formula that results in it being sufficiently hard and durable that it will take time and effort for a dog to break through to get at the contents. The toy will therefore help clean the dog's teeth and gums as the dog chews at it.

Abstract: A dog toy has a noisemaking bellows having an elastic component axially therethrough in one or more parts. The bellows allows the corresponding part to stretch and makes a crackling sound during stretching, and then return to its original length making additional crackling sounds during retraction, both of which aid in retaining the attention of a dog playing with the toy. More than one bellows may be present in a toy, such as two or four bellows in the limbs of an animal-shaped toy. Bellows may be in different parts of the toy, depending on where it is desired that the toy be stretchable. For example, a bellows could be placed in the torso of an animal-shaped toy, allowing the body of the toy overall to be stretched rather than just a limb or limbs.

Abstract: A pet toy made of multiple materials that is attractive, durable, and safe. The pet toy includes a plurality of raised features to enhance the dental cleaning action of the animal toy with the animal's mouth. The raised features may be made of varying shapes and designs and are made of a different material than the remainder of the toy. The pet has a hollow core which includes a squeaker device that further promotes play.

Abstract: A pet toy made of multiple materials that is attractive, durable, and safe. The pet toy includes a plurality of raised features to enhance the dental cleaning action of the animal toy with the animal's mouth. The raised features may be made of varying shapes and designs and are made of a different material than the remainder of the toy. The pet has a hollow core which includes a squeaker device that further promotes play.

Abstract: A pet amusement device provides a moving play object within a cage structure with apertures that provide intermittent visual and tactile interaction of the pet with the play object. The motion of the play object is unpredictable and visually interesting to the pet. Motion of the play object may be caused by a play object driving assembly, which exerts magnetic forces on the pay object and causes it to move on a gliding surface of a floor member within the cage structure in an unpredictable manner. The magnetic forces may be provided by a rotating carriage member driven by a motor and gear assembly beneath the gliding surface. The play object may also be provided with a magnetic element, such that the carnage member magnets exert repulsive forces on the play object as the carriage member rotates. A spacing disk on the play object may maintain the play object magnet a predetermined distance above the gliding surface.