If you’ve ever noticed your dog obsessively choosing one toy while ignoring the rest, you’re not imagining things.

Whether or not they are officially designated as your emotional support animal, there’s no denying the comfort and joy our ...

No dog toy is indestructible, but the best toys for aggressive chewers last longer. Our top picks include tough interactive, ...

Dogs and squeaky toys often collide quickly. In many homes, a flattened plush with a torn seam or missing squeaker ends up forgotten under furniture, a clear sign of how intensely dogs engage with ...

Dogs love toys. Whether it’s that first stuffie they get as a puppy or the ratty old relic they still drag around as a senior dog, they are absolutely devoted. But can a dog ever love a toy too much?

Your dog probably goes crazy for its favorite toy, but do they love it a little too much? In the dog training world, pups that are highly motivated by toys are often referred to as "ball junkies." ...

Dog owners have shared their heartache after learning why their pets greet them with a toy in their mouths - and it adds to ...

Addiction to toys can mirror human addictive behavior in some dogs. “What characterises a dog with a high tendency for addictive-like behaviour is that they seem to attribute extreme salience to their ...

Gifted dogs can categorize toys by function, not just appearance. In playful at-home tests, they linked labels like “fetch” and “pull” to toys—even ones they’d never seen before. The findings hint ...

Every dog has its favorite toy—but your pups might be a bit more attached to their stuffies than you thought. In a finding that may explain why some dogs can’t be parted from a favorite chew toy, ...

All dogs like to play, which is one of the reasons why humans find dogs so entertaining. We all seem to get a kick out of the excitement which our dogs show when we wave a newly purchased toy in front ...