Repetitively tap, flick or gently bang a surface e.g a metal bowl to make your dog look at the object, then quickly take the toy when your dog really isn't looking for a short while.
They can be placed down gently, counted down, banged down, slid forward, etc.
Shortly after seeing "The Passion," Allyson Gall of the New Jersey office of the American Jewish Committee, banged her head (gently) against a table.
An aide describes Mr Mallon's forte as "banging heads gently together" to get things done.
Like this, said Brunelleschi, banging it gently on the table until it balanced on its broken edge.
"I want to go back to my little church!" He banged around and yelled, which summoned anxious friends outside his room until Young and Abernathy gently removed his whiskey and talked him to bed.
Most sane human beings know the whole knife-and-spoon trick: Gently hack knife into pit, pull out, bang against side of garbage can until pit miraculously falls out.
Sarah was dressed in her usual uniform of black leather jacket, black skinny jeans and black sneakers; her long brown hair was swept back into a neat ponytail, and her wispy bangs gently brushed the top of her signature wire-rimmed glasses, which accentuated her black eyeliner.
How was your Valentine's Day? Did you go out and have a romantic dinner and exchange sweet, thoughtful gifts and shower your lover with rose petals and bang gently in a bubble bath surrounded by candles while Barry White played at an appropriate volume until you both orgasmed at the same moment?
Rather than barging into the boss' office, banging your fist on the table and shouting, "I deserve a promotion!" use gently persistent means to highlight your value to your boss and the company.
