Swagger took the herding prize and Banana Joe is a toy dog.

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Marieme's granddaughter batted at a toy dog.

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Among the gifts from the Royal Family and UK PM David Cameron to US President Barack Obama in 2011 were a china tea set, an eagle tapestry and a dog toy, the US state department has revealed.

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The object of reward, with which Lee trained Rinty and prompted him to perform his amazing physical feats, was a small squeaky toy the dog had been given as a puppy.

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Aibo should now also recognize you, making it seem a little bit more like a real dog and a little less as if you're playing with a very expensive toy.

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And one -- British Prime Minister David Cameron -- even bestowed Bo, the first dog, with a bone-shaped chew toy adorned with a UK flag.

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Hours earlier, Fifi was sound asleep in her crate, a red rabbit stuffed toy at her paws, looking like the most docile dog in the world.

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While participants viewed a variety of images including human faces, doll faces, dog faces, toy dog faces, and clocks, the research team recorded the activity of their brains.

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Duncan never struck Rinty to get him to perform for cameras or audience, never gave him treats, but only held up his old squeaky toy, and then let the dog touch it after he had finished a given task.

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