- Place a ping pong ball or plastic ball into an empty tissue box. Cats ove to poke their paws through the slot and bat the ball or marble around. - Save those plastic "lemon" or "...

Place a log or a piece of driftwood where your cat often plays. Cats naturally need to extend their claws often. To prevent your furniture from being scratched and clawed, your cat might prefer the ...

Use a large box (at least 15 inches by 20 inches and 6 inches high) to creat a "Catnip Playground Box" for your cat(s). Line the box with newspapers and put in 2 to 3 teaspoons of loose, dr...

In a dark room or at night, turn off the lights and turn on a flashlight. Cats love chasing the flashlight beam around the room and up the walls. They will pounce and race after the light beam until...

- Dogs and cats love chasing bubbles. Bottles of bubbles to blow are available inexpensively at dollar stores. Blow bubbles around Fido or Kitty and watch them have fun chasing the bubbles! - Cat...

Try letting your cat play with the foil pouches in which moist cat food are packaged. I know of one cat who will enjoy tossing a packet of Tender Vittles. When she is finished playing with the packe...

To amuse your cat while you are away from home, give kitty a basket full of various toys which she can choose from to play with. Fill the basket with toys such as ping pong balls, catnip mice, and ot...

- Cats love playing with artificial flowers. Some cats will steal it and carry it off to her own private corner to play with. If you have several cats in your house, they will try to take it each ot...

Keep a closet full of paper lunch bags filled with cat delights. One bag can have large sheets of tissue paper which will give your cat something fun to jump into and hide under. Another bag can be ...

Try rolling aluminum foil into a ball and throwing it. Cats love a wadded-up piece of aluminum foil. Many cats will "fetch" and bring it back. Cats have a fun time batting it around the k...

Come Here, Go Play is a cooperation game that will improve your dog’s habit of coming when called, even when he’s preoccupied with playing with other dogs. First have on hand plenty ...

This game teaches your dog to take an object gently and release it when asked. The cue words for this game were selected for their polite sound. If you prefer a different cue than "Thank you"...

Tug of Peace is energetic game to play with your dog, but not competitive, and it builds an off switch for doggie excitement. Start the game by offering your dog a toy that you’ll both be abl...

This is a good game for energetic dogs that jump on people when overexcited. This game teaches dogs to sit politely when asked to even when he is excited. Go Wild and Freeze becomes even more fun whe...

Get a box or bucket and collect a number of toys and other dog-safe items (don’t start with things your dog likes to hoard or that you don’t want them ever touching). Scatter the toys in a...