An amusement device includes a number of model mice each mounted on a baseboard for movement into and out of respective enclosures on the board. A user can operate the models from beneath the board to move them back and forth, into and out of the enclosures. The device is intended to provide recreational activity for a pet owner and pet while protecting the owner's hands against inadvertent scratching or biting.
A game is disclosed wherein a pet and its owner can interest through play with a remotely controlled toy system. The system includes a mechanically movable toy animal, a control box separate from the toy animal and, optionally, an enclosure structure sufficiently large for surrounding the toy animal. In the game method, a pet, such a household cat, chases the remotely controlled toy animal which may be in the shape of a rodent. Besides evasive movements, the toy animal can evade capture by the cat through entry into the enclosure structure. Both the human operator of the toy animal and the pet can create a new friendship by joint participation in this game.
An interactive toy for use with pets is provided and includes a housing having a toy-like object positioned within the housing. The toy-like object is connected to a mechanical locomotion means so that the object can be selectively extended out of the housing and retracted back into the housing.
