There are some dog toys, being marketed as dog toys now, that were actually first marketed as baby toys. I have a few on my list of things to buy after we get our GE boxes. I've told my girls I'm not buying anything new until we get our boxes.
Some cat toys work. Our cats don't play with toys anymore, so the dogs have claimed their toys. Tea's favorite is a blue ring with a ball in it. The cat or dog bats the ball around in the ring and chases it. I'd post a pic if I could remember what it's called. It actually looks a little like that toy you posted. Tea obsesses over it to the point we have to take it away for a while.
I've never tried giving the dogs toys with catnip, but I've heard that some dogs like it. I wouldn't give it to them if they're chewers. Catnip is simply an herb, and it's not harmful to dogs, cats, or anything else. The risk with dogs is that many toys stuffed with catnip are easily chewed up and the dog can ingest it. Cats usually just bat their toys around, while dogs will chew them to pieces. If a dog were to ingest a lot of it, it could cause an intestinal blockage. I wouldn't take a chance on that unless you were there to monitor the dog(s) to make sure the toy wasn't falling to pieces. |