An improved pet toy is elongated and has resilient hemispherical ends. The pettoyadditionally has fabric cover portion that extends generally between the ends,and further hasa resilient core that is enclosed by the ends and the cover portion. Theresilient andhemispherical nature of the ends enables the pet toy to bounce and tumble in aseeminglyunpredictable fashion when it strikes a surface, which increases interest inthe pet toy by ananimal.