An edible dog chew toy includes: (i) a tough chewable material (e.g., a natural rawhide or a synthetic “rawhide-type” material); and (ii) one or more active ingredients that are useful for promoting a calming effect on a dog. The toy is extremely appetizing for dogs, and the smell and taste of the toy (or a treat member provided therein) constantly entices the dog to chew the toy over a substantial portion of the life of the toy.

A stuffed pacifier for an animal that can be chewed by the animal to satisfy an urge to chew. The stuffed pacifier includes a body configured to be chewed by an animal and a strap fastened to a bottom surface of the body forming loop. The loop can be hung from a collar of the animal.

A device (2) for training and stimulation of dogs or children, which device (2) comprises a number of elements (6, 6′, 8, 8′, 74, 76, 78, 80, 88, 88′, 90, 90′) configured to be locked and thereby fix and at least partly hide a number of tidbits (4, 4′, 4″, 4″), wherein the device (2) has activation members (12, 12′, 12″, 12′″, 14, 16, 26) for opening/detachment of the elements (6, 6′, 8, 8′, 74, 76, 78, 80, 88, 88′, 90, 90′). The elements (6, 6′, 8, 8′, 74, 76, 78, 80, 88, 88′, 90, 90′) prevent one or more of the other elements (6, 6′, 8, 8′, 74, 76, 78, 80, 88, 88′, 90, 90′) from being opened/detached in such a manner that a first element (8′) is required to be opened/detached in order to open/detach another element (8).

A pet treat holder having a flexible outer housing with a center opening. A channel is disposed through a thickness of the flexible outer housing and radially bisects the center opening. An inner sleeve is fixed within the channel. A threaded fastener is movably disposed within the inner sleeve and adapted to be moved in a forward and reverse directions. When the threaded fastener is moved forward through the inner sleeve by twisting in a first direction, an end of the fastener secures and restricts movement of an object. The object is tightly held under compression between the fastener and the flexible outer housing. When the threaded fastener is moved in reverse through the inner sleeve by twisting in a second direction, the end of the fastener is moved away from and releases the object being tightly held under compression between the fastener and the flexible outer housing.

There is provided a therapeutic apparatus for an animal, the apparatus comprising a base and a plurality of food entrapment members that extend from the base, the food entrapment members and the base being configured so that, together, they define zones in which food paste can be trapped so that a tongue of a pet is inhibited from licking the food paste out of the zones, the base and the entrapment member being of a food grade material, in which the entrapment members extend from a first side of the base.

A portable pet meal assembly includes a plurality of containers that is each attached together. A chew toy is positioned in a respective one of the containers and a fluid is contained in a respective one of the containers for the pet to drink. A granular food item is contained in a respective one of the containers for the pet to eat. A plurality of pet treats is contained in a respective one of the containers for the pet to eat. A plurality of covers is each removably attached to a respective one of the containers for closing the respective container. A box is provided and the plurality of containers is stored in the box to facilitate the plurality of containers to be purchased at a restaurant drive through window.

A composition of organic materials includes an organ-based animal meat reduced to a pulp, a binder, and a percentage of liquid to enable creation of a homogeneous mixture with a viscosity similar to a batter upon blending the organic materials together. The mixture is poured into a waffle form and cooked, then cooled, freeze dried, and vacuum sealed into an individual pouch.

A pet toy is configured for use with a pet treat having a body with a gap therein that communicates with a central opening in the pet treat. The pet toy includes a body having an exterior surface and a core portion that is radially asymmetric and a slot formed in the body about the core portion. The slot has the core portion as a base and includes a sidewall having a second surface feature configured to cooperate with a first surface feature of the pet treat to promote retention of the pet treat in the slot. In some embodiments, one of the first and second surface features is a boss and the other is a recess. In some embodiments, the first and second surface features are engaged by rotating the pet treat within the slot with respect to the body of the pet toy.

A microporous animal chew comprising a rawhide sheet having a thickness in the range of 0.1 millimeters to 3.0 millimeters and a plurality of micropores extending through said rawhide sheet at least partially filled with chitosan. The rawhide sheet provides a digestible yet chewable and durable animal chew.

A pet dental device includes a main body and an outer shell. The main body houses a pressure-actuated sound generator and that has outer surfaces from which a plurality of brushes extend. The outer shell covers at least a portion of the main body such that a gap exists between the shell and the outer surfaces of the main body, and includes a plurality of brush ports aligned with the brushes. The outer shell is sufficiently flexible to be compressed inward by a selected animal's jaws such that toothpaste is distributed via the brushes to teeth of the selected animal and such that sounds are generated, via the pressure-actuated sound generator housed in the main body, more or less simultaneously with the distribution of toothpaste.