Cat Toys????

[SarahBear1986]

Darla seems to love and play with my kitten Mischa's toys as much as she does her own toys. I'm thinking next time I go to the pet store I may shop for Darla's toys in the cat aisle. Has anyone else's Yorkie loved cat toys? Do you think it has anything to do with the fact that they were bred to chase rats? Even the way she plays is somewhat cat like.

[Leroy]

I don't know if Leroy likes cat toys as we don't have any cats. Though, the things that I did get Leroy that was for cat's was some breakaway collars and a bed which he likes more than the one for dogs that I had gotten him, it's in the shape of a little sofa.

He also likes squishy baby bath toys that I got him yesterday.

[SarahBear1986]

Aw that bed sounds cute. I plan to get Darla a sofa later. My hubby and I are still recovering financially from the cost of her and her essential supplies. She's used up pretty much all of our fun funds for the month of April but there's always May, lol. :P

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Does she like them because of the size maybe?

[SarahBear1986]

I think size definitely has a lot to do it. When I was looking for toys small enough for her tiny mouth at petsmart I didn't find as much variety in the smaller sized toys than I did in the larger sized toys, surprisingly. So the thought did cross my mind to start looking in the cat toy aisle too but I figured she may not play with a toy that doesn't have a squeezer or some sort of something that draws a dogs attention rather than a cats attention. That was the first day I got her, now after having her a couple days, I'm seeing she loves cat toys. So I'm definitely gonna check out both dog and cat toys for her from now on. I need to get a bin or toy box for her because I know her collection will grow exponentially.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Here are some favs for my girls. The wild style mini bones toplinepet.com
Kong toys. Amazon.com : Set of 3 -Extra Small Kong Dr Noys...
Ty Bow Wow. Beanie Boos

They are smaller and my girls love them!

[SarahBear1986]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

Here are some favs for my girls. The wild style mini bones toplinepet.com
Kong toys. Amazon.com : Set of 3 -Extra Small Kong Dr Noys Toys for Dogs-Duck-Frog and Teddy Bear : Other Products : Everything Else

Ty Bow Wow. Beanie Boos

They are smaller and my girls love them!

I totally didn't know TY made dog toys. Awesome! I used to collect beanie babies when I was younger. Thanks for the info and the links.

[Leroy]

Originally Posted by SarahBear1986

Aw that bed sounds cute. I plan to get Darla a sofa later. My hubby and I are still recovering financially from the cost of her and her essential supplies. She's used up pretty much all of our fun funds for the month of April but there's always May, lol. :P

I know what you mean.

The bed is not as fancy as the actual sofa beds that they sell for dogs but it was inexpensive and he loves it. Here's a link to it lol I didn't know how to describe it.
Smartykat:Cats Bed Comfort, 1 Ct - Walmart.com

[SarahBear1986]

Originally Posted by Leroy

I know what you mean.

The bed is not as fancy as the actual sofa beds that they sell for dogs but it was inexpensive and he loves it. Here's a link to it lol I didn't know how to describe it.
Smartykat:Cats Bed Comfort, 1 Ct - Walmart.com

Thanks for the link, I'm totally gonna order one for Darla. We're re-decorating our room when we get moved back in to our old house and I plan to go with the color scheme of yellow gray and white, so this bed will fit perfectly with my new decor. Our bedroom is huge so I'd planned to make a corner of it a special quiet spot for Darla with one of those doggy furniture sofas and a toy box and this bed so she'll have her own little mini luxury bedroom. I've waited 6 years to get a Yorkie so I'm going all out on her. I'm blessed to be able to afford to do nice things for her. I know all too well what it's like to be down and out financially so now that I'm in a better place I certainly don't take it for granted. I thank god every day that my husband and I and our family are so blessed. My Shih Tzu did like to be around me more than anything but from time to time they liked to be able to have a quiet spot to go to so they can wind down through the day. So that's why I had the idea to make her a comfy corner with all the fixings that she'd enjoy having around.

[Leroy]

Originally Posted by SarahBear1986

Thanks for the link, I'm totally gonna order one for Darla. We're re-decorating our room when we get moved back in to our old house and I plan to go with the color scheme of yellow gray and white, so this bed will fit perfectly with my new decor. Our bedroom is huge so I'd planned to make a corner of it a special quiet spot for Darla with one of those doggy furniture sofas and a toy box and this bed so she'll have her own little mini luxury bedroom. I've waited 6 years to get a Yorkie so I'm going all out on her. I'm blessed to be able to afford to do nice things for her. I know all too well what it's like to be down and out financially so now that I'm in a better place I certainly don't take it for granted. I thank god every day that my husband and I and our family are so blessed. My Shih Tzu did like to be around me more than anything but from time to time they liked to be able to have a quiet spot to go to so they can wind down through the day. So that's why I had the idea to make her a comfy corner with all the fixings that she'd enjoy having around.

You're welcome. Just an FYI, if you have a Ross near you sometimes you can find them there too. I've read from the walmart reviews that from walmart they send you a random color when you order online but i'm not sure.

Aw Darla's little mini luxury bedroom idea sounds cute

[ShowGirlLola]

I'd be leery about cat toys because of the cat nip and bells.

It's hard to find toys small enough to fit in a tiny puppy mouth.

One of Lola's favorite toys was (is) some fleece I braided for her.

Something like this might be good for her, Petsmart usually has a variety of designs, they're unstuffed, have crinkle paper and a squeaker.
Martha Stewart Pets® Ladybug Crinkle Head Dog Toy | Toys | PetSmart

This butterfly was good for Lola's tiny puppy mouth too, and she still loves it, unfortunately petsmart doesn't have it anymore
JW Play Place Butterfly Dog Chew Toy | Buy Chew Toys, Inc, Doskocil Manufacturing Co. Online


If you have a petco nearby they have toys 2/$5 by the register, a lot of them tend to be small and have big squeakers, Lola loves them. They're also sewn better than a lot of toys.

[SarahBear1986]

We don't have any catnip cat toys. There's a little zebra print mouse she likes to chew on that doesn't have any bells. She has her own dog toys too but she adds a few cat toys to the mix too. If I had ones with catnip or anything small she could chew off and eat, I wouldn't let her play with those. I had shih tzu before so I know how cautious I have to be about them being so small. My Shih Tzu Jaden was just 2.5 lbs when I brought him home. My shih tzu were all on the small end. The biggest one I had was 10 lbs. If our cats get catnip it's because we bought cat grass for them. Thanks for the links. I need to go to petco today so I'll check out the 2 for 5 deal, thanks.