Pet toy explained

Pet toys can refer to toys intended for pet animals, or to toys that take the form of pets. Examples include:

Toys for pets

• Cat toy - toys for pet cats
• Chew toy - most commonly associated with dogs, but also for birds, rodents and rabbits
• Dog toy - toys for pet dogs
• Squeaky toy - commonly marketed for pets, especially dogs.

Toys in the form of pets

• Robotic pet - artificially intelligent machines that are made to resemble actual pets. Examples include
  • AIBO
  • Furby
  • ZhuZhu Pets
  • Space Pets Stuffed toy (also known as plush toys, cuddly toys and other names) - soft toys that are commonly made to resemble pet animals. Specific characters include:
    • My Pet Monster Virtual pet (also known as digital or artificial pets) - hardware or software based electronic alternatives to or stimulations of pets. Examples include:
  • CloudPets
  • Digimon
  • Digital Monster
  • Giga Pet
  • Petz (Catz and Dogz)

See also

• • Pet rock Tea Pets - a Chinese animated film also released as Pets & Toys