The 21 Coolest Dog Toys on the Planet!

Cool Dogs Deserve Cool Dog Toys

I just love toys! What dog doesn't? Squeaky toys, puzzles, tugs, flyers, balls, plush, interactive games, and more: The types of toys are endless. Here, we're featuring some of the hottest dog toys on the market and some of the up-and-comers. Check 'em out––we know your pup will love them!

1. Brainy Bones

Make your dog a brainiac! Brainy Bones are fun, interactive, treat-dispensing puzzle toys that were thoughtfully designed for pet parents who care about their dog's intellectual stimulation and growth.

The Whirl-a-Bone, Tug-a-Bone, and Peek-a-Bone Brainy Bones interactive puzzle toys can occupy your dog with intellectually stimulating activities, or they can be used as redirection tools to distract him from engaging in unacceptable behavior like play biting or chewing. Brainy Bones will provide the challenge and entertainment your dog needs.

2. Crinkit Crinkles

Dogs love the sound of an empty water bottle! The Crinkit, made and sourced in the USA, is an interactive toy your dog won't want to put down: It's unlike any other water bottle dog toy on the market.

The durable ZIGFELX material, designed to provide a protective barrier, allows dogs to play with an empty water bottle. Use the Crinkit as treat dispenser by putting a smaller 8 oz or 12 oz water bottle inside the Crinkit, allowing room for a treat on the end where you insert the bottle. Plus, if your dog loves water, the Crinkit floats! It also has a pleasant vanilla scent.

Note: Although the Crinkit is very durable, no dog toy is indestructible. We always recommend supervising your dogs when they are playing with their Crinkits.

3. The Planet Dog Mazee

Clearly engaging, clearly rewarding, and clearly fun, the Planet Dog Mazee is a fresh take on the stimulating puzzle craze. The interactive brain teaser is designed for long-lasting play—it has a pliable, soft, Orbee-Tuff outer shell and a unique inner maze.

The transparent shell makes it fun for dogs and people to watch the treats navigate their way through the maze. Stuff with Planet Dog eats and enjoy! (The Mazee is 5 inches in diameter with a 1 3/16 inch hole for the treats.)

This toy is non-toxic, recyclable, and 100% guaranteed, but it is intended for puzzle-play, not chewing, so it is not rated on the Chew-o-meter scale. To clean, fill with hot water, shake vigorously, and rinse.

4. Babble Balls

Babble Balls are interactive toys that talk or make exciting animal sounds when touched. The improved technology is so sensitive that it can be triggered by a pet breathing on it—or just by the vibration of a pet walking past it. When play is finished, the Babble Ball turns off automatically and waits to be touched again. Pets think it's actually alive!

Babble Balls now come in the wisecracking "Talking" series and the "Animal Sounds" series. This new generation of Babble Balls features durable high-impact ABS construction, triple the sounds, improved sound quality and replaceable batteries.

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5. The Chase It Pet Toy

The Chase It Pet Toy is a favorite of ours for entertaining and exercising dogs. Move the toy in circular, up-and-down, or zig-zaggy motions, and let the fun begin! You and your dog will have hours of fun playing predator-prey games with the Chase It Pet Toy.

The sturdy Chase It Pet Toy consists of a flexible rod covered with nylon braiding with an ergonomic handle at the end. The rod is 42" long and the nylon braiding extends into a 45"-long rope (similar to a lunge whip) with a plush bungee squirrel toy at the end. This squirrel toy is 13" long in its relaxed state and stretches to 20" in length. There is a squeaker in the end and in the head.

6. Nina Ottoson's Interactive Games

Nina Ottosson's range of durable interactive games have been designed to stimulate a dog's brain while reinforcing his relationship with you. These puzzles and games are super fun for you and your dog: Yes, dogs can learn and have fun at the same time! Three great examples are the Dog Brick, the Dog Tornado, and the Dog Turbo.

Each design has a unique mechanism that requires mental as well as physical dexterity to work through the challenges and reveal hidden food rewards. They can be set to differing levels of complexity to satisfy all ages and breeds, so whether you have a Forrest Gump or an Albert Einstein, there is a Nina Ottosson game design to suit every dog!

7. Humunga Stache

It's a ball, it's a stache...it's Humunga Stache! It's a ball and a mustache, all in one. Catch it, fetch it—just have some fun with it! These make great gag gifts for your friends. Take fun family photos or just plain crack people up as you and your dog walk by them on the street. The Humunga Stache is imported, and it's made from solid, non-toxic, all-natural rubber.

8. Dog Pyramid Toy

The Dog Pyramid, one of Nina Ottosson's collection of interactive dog toys, is perfect for occupying and stimulating dogs. Simply place treats or kibble in the hole near the top of the toy and then watch as the dog enjoys the challenge of getting the treats out by moving and knocking the toy around.

So how is the Dog Pyramid different from the myriad of other food-dispensing toys available today? Made of durable non-toxic plastic, the Dog Pyramid is shaped like a beehive and has a weighted bottom, which is what makes this toy unique. No matter how enthusiastic the game, every time the dog pushes the Pyramid over, it rights itself again. This toy is dishwasher-safe in the top rack.

9. The Kong Wobbler

The Kong Wobbler is a treat-dispensing toy that can be used to dispense a single treat, a handful of treats, or a complete meal. Made with an FDA food-approved, high-strength polymer, this toy is easy to fill and use. Just twist the toy open to separate the top treat dispenser from the weighted base, fill it with treats, and twist the two parts back together again. This toy is a little heavier than the Dog Pyramid and more fun for the big dogs.

The Wobbler randomly releases treats or kibble as a dog nudges, rocks, tips, and rolls it around. The Wobbler can also be offered as a mealtime feeder, providing an active learning experience to replace normal feedings. The Kong Wobbler is 7.5" tall and 5" in diameter at the widest point. It holds up to 2 cups of food. The base is weighted with play-grade sand that is in a sealed compartment. It's dishwasher-safe in the top rack and is made in the USA.

10. Meteorlight K9 Ball

Don't miss the Meteorlight K9 Ball! It glows in the dark and was made just for dogs. Illuminated by a single LED that does not blink, the marvelous Meteorlight Ball offers up to 1 mile visibility! This light-up ball is constructed using a special plastic that is soft, flexible, durable, translucent, and shock-resistant.

The Meteorlight K9 Ball is 2.55" in diameter (about the size of a tennis ball) and fits into a Chuck-It ball launcher. This ball also floats and is water-resistant.

11. The Kong Zinger

The Kong Zinger will quickly become your dog's favorite toy! With the Kong Zinger, you zing the ring with lightning speed and a magical forespin that brings the ring to life for the dog. Watch as the ring rolls, skips, hops, and bounces erratically while your dog chases it down.

These irresistible, unpredictable movements are excellent for keeping your dog's interest. Unlike a ball that bounces a few times in a straight line and stops, the ring bounces and turns while racing through grass or sand. Use the Kong Zinger to play chase at the park, the beach, or just about anywhere. The ring even floats!

12. Tug-a-Jug

It's Tug-a-Jug time! This toy:

• is virtually indestructible
• is multi-sensory and interactive
• dispenses treats
• lets you fetch, tug, toss, and spin
• has a rubber wrap that cleans teeth and gums

Tug-a-Jug is a bulletproof food dispenser and chewing, pulling dog toy! Dogs who love toys will get the food and then entertain themselves with the bottle. Simply add your dog's dry food or favorite treats. Dogs are naturally predatory animals, so working for the food will be great. The Tug-a-Jug has a rubber chew thing at the top, a rope for pulling, and a tooth-resistant bottle.

13. Aikiou Interactive Dog Bowl & Game

I have got to get me one of these! The Aikiou (pronounced "IQ") Interactive Bowl was developed to provide dogs with intellectual stimulation as well as physical activity. It gives them a chance to solve problems in the form of an interactive game between you and your dog. But besides using the Aikiou as an anytime educational and fun activity, you can also use it as a food dish for meals. Because your dog will have to "forage" for his dinner, he will be eating his more slowly. This is a great way to slow down dogs that inhale their food.

The Aikiou bowl has four double compartments, each with a sliding door that moves back and forth, and six compartments with a large spinning door. You hide the food in the compartments and the dog accesses the hidden food by turning the wheel and opening the sliding doors. The spinning door comes off for ease of cleaning.

14. Jolly Egg Dog Toys

Eggs wobble this way and that! More fun than any ball, this unique egg-shaped dog toy wobbles around, shooting away from the dog as he tries to grab it. This super-tough toy will provide hours of entertainment for your dog.

This is as close to an indestructible toy as can be found. The unpredictable and erratic movement of this toy will drive your dog bonkers—and it comes in two sizes!

15. Water Bottle Crunchers

It's crunch time! Dogs just can't resist the satisfying crunch of an empty water bottle. Water Bottle Crunchers are perfectly sized to hold an empty water bottle (or any empty plastic bottle up to 20 oz. in size). This toy packs a punch with a crunch! And the best part? It's refillable!

• Recycle! Don't throw away...it's time to play!
• Refill! Use your old empties to fill this toy through the handy-dandy Velcro opening.
• Repeat! All crunched out? Remove the old bottle to recycle and stick a new bottle in!

Note: Although this toy is designed to hold a bottle, you can stuff it with almost anything that the dog is interested in and then use the toy as a reward or a target in training.

16. Humunga Tongue

Warning: Only for dogs with a good sense of humor! The Humunga Tongue is a far-fetched dog toy for all-out fun. Your dog can catch it, fetch it, or play tongue o' war. Crack up your friends and family! This toy comes in three sizes: Mini (6" long for small dogs), Junior (8" long for small to medium dogs), and Jumbo (10" long for BIG dogs).

17. Leo Canine Genius

Make your dog a genius—a Canine Genius! Named in honor of genius Leonardo da Vinci, Leo marks a renaissance in dog toy design. On its own, Leo is a great bouncing, fetching, tugging, and challenging treat-dispensing toy. You can also link multiple Leo toys together! When the toys are connected, the treats inside can move from one toy to another.

Design puzzles specifically for your dog's individual problem-solving level. Completely hollow, and made from a durable and irresistibly chewy space-age material, Leo is loads of fun. Large, medium, and small dogs love playing with Leo! Leo comes in "Regular" for medium to soft chewers and "Tough" for medium+ chewers.

18. Ballistic Ball Hyper Fling

Time for fetch! The Ballistic Ball Hyper Fling is all about enjoying quality time with your dog and having fun. Compact and travel-ready for pets and people on-the-go, Ballistic Ball Hyper Fling can easily fit into your glove compartment, backpack, or bag. It simply extends for throwing power to keep your dog on the run.

The Ballistic Dog Dental Ball, encased in a soft felt covering, is designed to be gentler on your dog’s teeth than a traditional tennis ball. It's compact for ease of storage and portability, with a racquet-style, Soft-Grip handle that provides throwing comfort. Keep in mind: It includes only one ball.

19. Henrietta Chicken

Meet Henrietta, the new chicken in town—she is one glamorous chick! MSG-free, de-feathered, and boneless for canine pleasure, this "retired Vegas show-chick" will be a perfect playmate for your pooch.

Hand-painted, poly-filled, and made of latex, the smaller Henrietta (9" tall) squeaks, and the large one (15" tall) belts out a cock-a-doodle-do! Henrietta's longtime boyfriend "Earl" is also available: He's an Earl-vis impersonator and self-confessed chick magnet.

Two years ago, Gracie got a really cool Santa's Little Helper Henrietta for Christmas. Being the goofy girl she is, Mum couldn't help but capture her playing with it on video. Gracie still plays with it; it's one of her favorite toys. Check out the video below of Gracie getting her groove on with Henrietta!

Note: Henrietta is not indestructible and should be supervised when playing with your pup.

20. The Sheepy Octopus Tug Toy

My favorite! The Sheepy Octopus Tug is made from genuine sheepskin and is a great toy for teasing and enticing puppies (and harder-to-motivate dogs) to play.

Drag it on the ground and the tentacles will flip and flop around, exciting your dog. The sheepskin portion of the toy is approximately 12" long; overall, the toy is approximately 32" long from the end of the soft suede leather handle to the tips of the tentacles.

21. IncrediBubbles

Blow long-lasting bubbles for your dog to chase and pop. Not your average bubble stuff, IncrediBubbles are non-toxic, peach-flavored bubbles that last longer than any other bubbles we've tried. They also land without popping. The longer the bubbles float in the air, the lighter and more durable they become. Dogs love to catch them in the air or attack them on the floor or lawn.

IncrediBubbles is an inexpensive and fun game to play with your dog, and packaging comes in assorted colors.

Bark at me and let me know your pup's favorite toy!

© 2007 Johann The Dog

Comments

Chui on May 28, 2019:

Hes a 6month pup .His favorite toys.First one waa called a doggie tail.It plays back.uses alot of batteries but iz hugely great.He wore the outside material and i put it in a sock.The toy is still going Great

Robin Branson on December 09, 2018:

Don't know a favorite toy yet because I haven't ordered one. How do we order these toys? So far doesn't seem to be any information to find out how to order. I have a 10 month old standard poodle. She weighs 60 lb right now.

Jane on May 21, 2017:

How do i order dog toys from pet helpful

AlyshaHaeems on February 27, 2014:

This is an awesome lens. Would you please check out mine? I'd love any feedback! http://www.squidoo.com/naira-the-puppy-knight

ccreviews on December 22, 2013:

Great lens. Some really fun toys for dogs, love the suggestions.

ningbabyblog on December 06, 2013:

Great lens, Johann! Good to know that there are so many toys out there are designed for dogs.

nose2tail on November 11, 2013:

such a great lens! my dogs love toys and I struggle to find new ideas for them

Geni758 on September 29, 2013:

My do Abbey never met a toy she didn't like. There are some great new to us ideas here.

matt-hill on September 26, 2013:

Great lens. My dog Basil loves his "Read all about it" squeaky newspaper. It always has to be the noisiest toy with him!

electrolion on July 15, 2013:

I had a Border Collie with big brown eyes like the dog on the first picture and he would have loved these toys.

aud-vid-n-read on July 12, 2013:

The toys make for a good workout for a dog. Nice ideas here.

Shell Mayers on July 09, 2013:

I absolutely love seeing dogs playing ! Very interesting lens.

gadifi lm on May 29, 2013:

This is quite an interesting lens so I will show this link to my sister-in-law as she is in love with her small dog called mickie and she is always looking for new toys thanks for now

dakadare on May 24, 2013:

My dog has a Kong and she love it, but I've got to get her a tongue!

miaponzo on April 16, 2013:

That tongue toy is definitely the best!!!

JimHofman on April 11, 2013:

Great selection here of cool dog toys! We're going to check some of these out. Fun and interactive for pets and their owners.

Spiderlily321 on February 28, 2013:

What a nice lens. There are some really cool toys for dogs here. I know my dog would love them. Thank you for sharing. Angel blessed

WhatsTheBuzz LM on December 29, 2012:

Got some of my friends dogs a toy for Christmas. They tossed it in the air wrapped up and it took the dogs 2 seconds to tear it open. Was really fun to watch them all excited. Great lens :-)

viscri8 on December 29, 2012:

cool dogs toys for me!

Vikki from US on December 08, 2012:

lol, the humanga tongue; too cute. Yep, my doggies love these toys and there's a few here we haven't tried yet. Thanks for the suggestions!

anonymous on November 07, 2012:

Had to hide the Babble Ball in the end... it was driving us mad!

spids lm on November 01, 2012:

great lens love this!

Mr-Panda LM on October 27, 2012:

Those are some pretty awesome toys! Thanks for sharin' =)

pawmountain66 on September 10, 2012:

kongs are the only thing my two haven't chewed

LivingLikeCrazy on August 14, 2012:

They love a Kong Frisbee... It's floppy/rubber and my two big retrievers can tug on it all day, unlike a regular Frisbee that cracks apart on the trot back for another throw.

Thanks for all the information.

designerpuppys on July 20, 2012:

Alvin and Simon love the goughnuts chew toy and make up doggie games to play with the smaller round goughnuts and the goughnuts stick.

dream1983 on July 02, 2012:

Fantastic lens, well done!

Keepingscore on May 25, 2012:

The dog pictures are what won me over, then I read about the toys (my dog will never be bored again). Some of these toys I had never heard of or seen before, so I will have to look for them the next time we head to the pet store.

flipflopju on March 11, 2012:

Great gift ideas for a dog! I know my dog will love the Kong Wobbler.

Thomscy on February 28, 2012:

You can definitely see your expertise in the paintings you write. The world hopes for more passionate writers such as you who are not afraid to say how they believe. At all times go after your heart. Dog Supply

love4randomness1 on December 13, 2011:

Love your lens! So many cool dog toys. I liked the puzzle toys, I wanna get some for my dogs. Squid-liked :) Maybe you can check out my lens "5 Christmas gifts your dog will love." Hugs

baby-strollers on December 07, 2011:

I like the Ottosson line up you have there- had not seen those before....

KimGiancaterino on November 30, 2011:

Great gift ideas for my dog pals. I love the Humunga Tongue!

sallemange on November 30, 2011:

These are amazing. Such a variety. I'm always on the look out for new dog toys so this is really helpful. Thank you.

Johann The Dog (author) from Northeast Georgia on November 21, 2011:

@Vikk Simmons: Once thing I love about dogs is their different personalities! Gracie and I have very different preferences in toys, just like your 'kids'. For the ones that like to get the squeaker we bet they would like one of the interactive toys...satisfies that challenge to 'dig' for something :). For your toughie take a look at this lens http://www.squidoo.com/toughdogtoys, we like the Virbram and the Blue Kong; the toughest. For another idea for lighter toys, take a look at the squeaker less toys at JohannTheDog.com they are really light and can be carried and tossed. Good luck and have fun!

Vikk Simmons from Houston on November 20, 2011:

Great page. With six dogs it can be a real trick to find a toy that will survive each one's foible. Riley, the Cocker Spaniel, slits the seam open and removes only the squeaker in under 20 seconds. Waco, the Great Pyrenees, chews on the corners enough to open the edges and remove stuffing. Teddy the Shih Tsu wants a soft toy he can suck on. Charlie, the Pug, needs something akin to steel to survive his nonstop gnawing. Freddie, the Maltese, wants a toy light enough to toss and HoneyBunn, the MiKi, wants one light enough for her 3 1/2 pounds to pull. Any ideas?

JoshK47 on November 05, 2011:

Great toys for pups! Great work on this, blessed by a dog-loving SquidAngel!

anonymous on October 25, 2011:

smart dog indeed! Am a dog lover, 'thumbs up' from me to you.

johnmarkusen on October 20, 2011:

Dog toys are awesome, better than kids toys!

BillSimmons on October 13, 2011:

Great lens! My dog will love most of those.

ironmonkey on October 08, 2011:

Great lens!

Joy Lynskey from Vinton, Va on October 05, 2011:

Super lens!

LindaFoster LM on October 01, 2011:

Some great toys here, thanks for sharing. I love the Aikiou interactive dog bowl also the babble ball i'm sure my dog would love both these toys :)

kyhillbullies on September 27, 2011:

I'm going to have to get a babble ball

katesmart on September 22, 2011:

Would love pretty much all the toys. I especially love the puzzle toys. My boy needs more toys like that and this lens was great in not only writing about them but showing how they worked. Thank you.

brbrooks on August 29, 2011:

I like your lens :)

thesevenfigures on May 20, 2011:

I want them all :|

pwarlick on March 27, 2011:

These are really cool toys for dogs, especially if you live somewhere they can't run. The chase it toys looks like it provides plenty of exercise. Thanks

Squidoo2222 on March 16, 2011:

interesting toys!

anonymous on February 05, 2011: