Out of this world

My big dog, a German shepherd, loves his new toy, and when he plays with it, I also smile. His new toy is a big, squishy, minty, hollow orange ball with the word Sol on it. It is one of a series of three dog balls called Sol, Luna, and Venus. They are made by a company with the name Orbee and go, collectively, under the name of Cosmos. I love dog toys with Latin names! Sōl, sōlis m. is the Latin word for sun, lūna, lūnae f. is the Latin word for moon (this ball glows in the dark), and Venus, Veneris f. is the Latin word for Venus, goddess of love and beauty and a planet.  See the Cosmos collection here. The name Orbee sounds like the Latin word orbis, orbis m. circle. My dog loves chasing his toys in circles around the yard!