One of Cassie's favorite games is "fox/duck on a stick." I picked this one up from Victoria Stilwell and it was a great way to allow Cassie to chase something crazily and burn off a lot of steam quickly. It also happens to be great fun!
I (like Victoria) simply made my own version by tying a
stuffing-free fuzzy fox toy
to the end of an old lunge whip I had around from my horseback riding days. This worked great if you had access to a tack shop, but otherwise a bit of an ask to tell people to go out and hunt down a lunge whip....happily someone decided to make a purchasable version specifically designed for dogs that is actually cheaper than going out and buying the lunge whip/fox combo.
The Kyjen Tail Teaser Dog Toy
is just what I described before
(a little shorter and more manageable than my makeshift version), but it is cheaper ($16) and comes with refill animal toys. I can't vouch for it's durability (I'm going to stick with my old version since I already have it), but it looks almost exactly like what I made myself. When the snow is gone I'll have Chris tape Cassie and I with the fox-on-a-stick outside; it's a game best left for the out-of-doors.