Arf Pets Memory & Training Activity Dog Treat Dispenser

We adopted a young, high-energy-breed rescue with extreme light sensitivity and a permanent injury where she can still walk, but can’t do a lot of running/hiking. It makes getting her energy out difficult. This has been the best purchase ever for her. She learned how to use it very quickly. After a few days, to increase the difficulty and time spent on this activity, I started hiding the button in different areas of the house multiple times so she has to search for the button to press it for her food. It has helped stimulate her brain and enrich her life so much. I highly recommend this!

So much fun for my flatcoat. She figured out what to do after a little coaching. I have her play with it 20-30 mins twice a day and she enjoys it immensely since she is so food-driven. Just make sure to put it away when done since they wouldn’t want to let go of it and would start chewing on the button once treats are no longer coming out! Lol!

We’ve had this for less than a week and it has already become a favorite for our one year old golden retriever. She pounces on the button (we use the yellow holder instead of the suction cup) for her meals to dispense. It tires her out running back and forth, and she gets her food - it’s a win/win. It took her only a few minutes to catch on. This would be great to feed meals from on a rainy day! Things of note: - I would not recommend leaving your pet unsupervised with this as ours has managed to pounce so hard on the button, it knocks the batteries out of the back - You can generally control how much is dispensed, but I have it set to a fairly small opening and it could result in zero to six We’ve had this for less than a week and it has already become a favorite for our one year old golden retriever. She pounces on the button (we use the yellow holder instead of the suction cup) for her meals to dispense. It tires her out running back and forth, and she gets her food - it’s a win/win. It took her only a few minutes to catch on. This would be great to feed meals from on a rainy day! Things of note: - I would not recommend leaving your pet unsupervised with this as ours has managed to pounce so hard on the button, it knocks the batteries out of the back - You can generally control how much is dispensed, but I have it set to a fairly small opening and it could result in zero to six pieces of kibble coming out. It’s a bit inconsistent, but it doesn’t bother us or her. Overall, while it isn’t perfect, it’s absolutely worth every penny and I’d highly recommend! … more

I have a 2.5-year-old Australian Shepherd, who is incredibly smart and active. I bought this toy to keep her busy and provide mental stimulation while I'm at class or doing homework. Within a day, and the help of some peanut butter, she figured out how to work it. Would recommend to anyone who has a busy minded dog!

Pros: This is a really fun activity for our dog. He has to use his brain and we place the button and the treat distributor far apart so he also gets a little exercise. The price is reasonable for what you’re getting. I’ve seen a lot of similar products with very fancy cameras costing hundreds of dollars so I was happy I found this. Cons: it’s not perfect. The distribution of treats isn’t consistent and sometimes it doesn’t pour out any treats at all which is challenging for the conditioning aspect of this toy. As the treats get low this problem usually occurs and I end up having to dump the treats myself.

My dog really enjoys finding the button, I like to hide it, and then going back and forth to get the treats. The button originally wasn’t sensitive enough so I did have to take it apart and make the plastic piece a bit longer so it didn’t require as much pressure to activate. Just required me to remove 3 screws.

I was looking for a yuppie puppy dispenser for years with no luck. My son bought this. It works great.When the dog is being pesky we put treats or his dinner in here and place the button far away so he gets exercise. The dog loves it. Sometimes we stick the button to the oven door with the suction cup so he has to use his nose instead of his paw to hit the button. It works great. I love that everything comes apart for easy cleaning.

I worked with my cat for 2 weeks before he caught on. Now I can put the button anywhere and he'll use it. Helped a lot with overfeeding as he's kinda lazy and won't over eat if he has to run upstairs to push the button. My other car never figured it out but my other car will push the button for him.

Once your dog gets the hang of it, it is fun to put the button all over the house and watch my dog run from button to dispenser. What I would improve: Empty sensor, if I left my dog alone with this toy she would still be pressing that button and expecting food after it is all gone because of all the noises indicating food should appear. An empty sensor that would shut it down would be great More consistent food dispense: the dispense can range from 0-10 pieces of kibble on each dispense with the same size opening and uniform small kibble pieces. We still have fun with it though but for the price, you could easily make something more fun at home if you are Savvy.

Really like this dispenser and the dog learned what to do very quickly. But now - only having had it for 8 days - the ball doesn't turn consistently; and just now it has stopped completely and the main unit smells hot. We tried with batteries and with plugging in - neither are working. I think the wiring has fried inside? Anyone else have this problem?