And one of our favorite interactive toys for bored dogs — this Hide-A-Squirrel Interactive Puzzle Toy — is on sale on Amazon for just $11 right now. Outward Hound.

But when you need a toy the dog can play with alone, hide-and-seek puzzle toys are great to have on hand—especially for those moments when you don't have time to play with your pup yourself.

The rest of us, meanwhile, are going to blow endless collective hours today on Google‘s interactive Doodle that turns on both a toy’s design brilliance and a puzzle’s powerful nostalgia.