Is This Weird?

[KittyGurl]

Well, Duke won't play with dog toys at all. No ball, no tug-of-war rope. But he will only play with cat toys. He chases Angel's toys, but not his own toys. Is this weird. Does anyone else's dog do that?
It's funny whenever someone comes over, they grab the tennis ball a throw it. Duke just looks at it and doesn't do anything. I say "He won't chase that. He only plays with cat toys." lol

[Freedom]

Maybe it's a case of "monkey see, monkey do." He has seen the cats with their toys, so he knows what to do. So if YOU chase and fetch and retrieve the ball, then he will?

I don't know what Duke's background it. Sugar was a breeder bitch in a horrible situation, not quite a puppy mill but close. She never had toys and doesn't have a clue what they are for. Now I have Lacey and she must have grown up with toys, she LOVES them. Dog toys, cat toys, a piece of straw, doesn't matter, she jsut wants to play! Sugar watches and bounces up and down and gets excited, so she may yet learn the fun of toys!

[Elf Shadow]

i dont think its weird at all.he doesnt know the toys r meant 4 cats he just knows they r fun 2 play with.

[BC_MoM]

Maybe it's a case of "monkey see, monkey do." He has seen the cats with their toys, so he knows what to do.

AW. LOL! That is such a cute way to think of it!

[crow_noir]

It's a *tiny* bit odd, but not really. Everyone has their quirks. Again, background can play a huge part. (As well as monkey see, monkey do.)

King had spent most of his life ignored chained to the back corner of a yard. He only had a few toys given to him specifically his whole life.

When i got him the only things he would play with were smooth balls (no tennis balls or such!!! "blah") , his plastic steak he had since he was a pup, and milk gallons. He LOVED milk gallons. He was pretty much like that the rest of his life. He'd play a little with other dogs, but he didn't know how to play most of their games. He did enjoy playing with cats though They made great slobber toys. I can almost hear him laughing about it now. (See, you chase the cat. If it won't move nudge it. if it still won't move, swat it with your paw... gently or you'll break it. Chase it again, catch it, and slobber on it. They HATE drool. Ticked off kitties are sooooo funny!) Ok, so thinking about it he loved cats as toys even more than he liked milk gallons.

Well, Duke won't play with dog toys at all. No ball, no tug-of-war rope. But he will only play with cat toys. He chases Angel's toys, but not his own toys. Is this weird. Does anyone else's dog do that?
It's funny whenever someone comes over, they grab the tennis ball a throw it. Duke just looks at it and doesn't do anything. I say "He won't chase that. He only plays with cat toys." lol