Have Toys Will Play is built on a fact most dog owners already half-know: dogs choose an unfamiliar toy over a familiar one thirty-eight times out of fifty. It is the novelty they are chasing, not the purchase — so instead of posting another parcel, this app turns the toys already in your house into a rotation. You catalogue what you own, one line each: what it is, whether it is soft or firm or hard, whether it squeaks, crinkles, rattles or says nothing. Three of them sit out on the shelf; the rest rest in the basket, each with a Spark meter filling as it goes. Once a week The Swap names exactly which ones come back out and which go away, and it explains every pick with the numbers that produced it — 'Rope has rested eleven days, past Bo's eight-day spark point, and rope-textured toys average 4.3 for him against his 3.6 overall.' That eight-day figure is not a rule from the internet. The published work on toy habituation is about a single session and found the rest interval made no difference at all, so this app refuses to state one: until your log holds six returns from rest across three different toys, it shows seven days clearly labelled as common shelter practice, with a counter for how many observations are still needed, and only then replaces it with your dog's own measured number. Alongside the rotation sits a daily plan that fits the time you actually have. Tell it your slots and where play happens, and it fills them from a library of sixty activities across the five enrichment categories used in shelter and zoo welfare work — social, food and foraging, a job to do, the senses, and the body — filtering out anything needing more room than an apartment has and steering toward whichever category your week is thinnest on. Every card says why it was chosen. Logging takes two taps: done, and how into it they seemed, one to five. That rating is described honestly as your read, never dressed up as a measurement of your dog's happiness, and it is the raw material for everything else — the Trait Read that works out whether your dog is a soft-and-squeaky or a firm-and-silent dog, the Sniff Bank that tracks the one activity with a real published welfare result behind it, and the rest flag that speaks up when the ratings start sliding or the week has run well past the minutes you set. Chew Check runs the thumbnail test, the size-behind-the-molars test and the antler-hoof-and-bone question, and retires a damaged toy on the spot. The whole activity library, the daily plan, Chew Check and The Swap itself are free and always will be — an idea list is findable on Google in seconds. Membership buys only what nobody else can give you: what your own dog's log says.
Terms of Service
Effective August 7, 2026 · Last updated September 14, 2026
By downloading or using Have Toys Will Play (the "App"), provided by Debra Hawkins, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
Who may use the App
You must be old enough to enter into these Terms where you live, or use the App with the permission and supervision of a parent or guardian who agrees to them on your behalf.
License
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for your own personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to these Terms and Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement.
Your content and ours
You keep all rights to the content you create in the App. You give us a limited permission to store, sync, and display it back to you solely to operate the App for you; we claim no other rights to it and do not use it for advertising.
The App itself — its design, text, and software — belongs to Debra Hawkins or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. You may not copy, resell, redistribute, or build a competing product from it, except where the law expressly allows.
Informational use only
Have Toys Will Play is an educational and informational tool. Its content and any guidance it computes are provided for general information only and are not veterinary advice. Always consult a qualified professional before making decisions, and never rely on the App in an emergency.
Acceptable use
You agree not to misuse the App, attempt to disrupt or reverse-engineer it, circumvent its purchase or security mechanisms, or use it for any unlawful purpose. You are responsible for the content you create and for keeping your account credentials secure.
Subscriptions & purchases
The App may offer optional auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. You can manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Current prices are shown in the App.
Cancelling stops future renewals; you keep access until the end of the period you have already paid for. Deleting the App or your account does not cancel a subscription — cancel it on your device in Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
If the App offers a free trial, it becomes a paid subscription at the end of the trial unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, and any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription.
If we change the App in a way that materially reduces what an active subscription includes, we will say so in the App or on this page before the change takes effect.
Refunds. Purchases are processed by Apple, which is the merchant of record, so refunds are handled under Apple's policies — you can request one at reportaproblem.apple.com. We cannot issue App Store refunds directly, but we are glad to help where we can.
Disclaimer of warranties
The App is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Debra Hawkins will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data or profits, arising from your use of the App. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
Apple App Store terms
If you downloaded the App from Apple's App Store, the following also applies:
Parties. These Terms are between you and Debra Hawkins only, not Apple. Debra Hawkins, not Apple, is solely responsible for the App and its content.
Scope of license. Your license is limited to using the App on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the App Store Terms of Service (including Family Sharing where supported).
Maintenance and support. Debra Hawkins is solely responsible for maintenance and support of the App. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support.
Warranty. Debra Hawkins is responsible for any product warranties not effectively disclaimed. If the App fails to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the App; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.
Product claims. Debra Hawkins, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the App or your possession or use of it, including product liability claims, any claim that the App fails to conform to a legal or regulatory requirement, and claims under consumer-protection, privacy, or similar laws.
Intellectual property. If a third party claims that the App or your possession or use of it infringes that party's intellectual-property rights, Debra Hawkins, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of that claim.
Legal compliance. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a United States Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any United States Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Contact. Questions, complaints, or claims about the App go to Debra Hawkins at [email protected].
Third-party terms. You must comply with any applicable third-party terms (such as your wireless data service agreement) when using the App.
Third-party beneficiary. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.
Termination
You may stop using the App at any time and delete your account from within it. We may suspend or terminate access if these Terms are violated.
Terms that by their nature should survive termination — including content ownership, disclaimers, and limitation of liability — continue to apply after it.
Changes
We may update these Terms; continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.