Busy Buddy Tug-A-Jug Treat Dispenser Tough Dog Chew Toy

This is the only puzzle feeder/toy they sell on this site that has taken Mouse multiple hours to empty!!! He has a love/hate relationship with it. Some reviewers mention it breaking - maybe their dog is a heavier chewer, or it’s a new design or theirs was a fluke, but the thing is sturdy as heck. The rope toy is thick and well-tied, the bottle itself is thick tough plastic, and the ball cover thing for the opening of the bottle is hard enough to prevent being torn off. It holds almost two cups of kibble which is A+++. I will play tug of war with him with it when he gets bored of trying to get the kibble out. Some reviews mention their dogs not being able to get food out - Mouse got a full cup This is the only puzzle feeder/toy they sell on this site that has taken Mouse multiple hours to empty!!! He has a love/hate relationship with it. Some reviewers mention it breaking - maybe their dog is a heavier chewer, or it’s a new design or theirs was a fluke, but the thing is sturdy as heck. The rope toy is thick and well-tied, the bottle itself is thick tough plastic, and the ball cover thing for the opening of the bottle is hard enough to prevent being torn off. It holds almost two cups of kibble which is A+++. I will play tug of war with him with it when he gets bored of trying to get the kibble out. Some reviews mention their dogs not being able to get food out - Mouse got a full cup of kibble out in less than two hours, so it is very possible, and it’s a blessing for dogs that are too clever for many puzzle feeders! Our other dog wouldn’t be able to get food out of this even if it was just an open bottle without the rope toy, so it definitely depends on the dog. I wouldn’t recommend this for dogs that are big power chewers - we had a dog that would tear chunks out of black Kong toys, he would have destroyed this - but for moderate chewers who are more interested in trying to get the food out by pawing or kicking (or whining) than chewing, i highly recommend it!! … more

I was hoping this treat dispenser would be a great food puzzle toy for my 4 month old Standard Poodle. Great concept-EXCEPT the opening is too small to get the kibble out. My dog was SO INTERESTED in this jug, but, could not get the food out :(

My dog loves this toy and he gets super excited to see it. But his way of going the short route to get treats out, was to just remove the bottom part that has the air holes and where you unscrew to put treats in. Only some small changes in the lip of that jug made it impossible to put the cap on again and it was broken in under an hour. My dog is under 25 lbs. So I'd say this isn't the most lasting construction and maybe pass on buying this unless your dog is a mild chewer.

What kind of treats can fit in here? Crumbs? I tried using their tiny kibbles, the smallest treats we have (half pieces of training treats) and Cheerios but nothing fits! I don’t want to force any treats in there either since I’m not confident I can get them back out. Maybe I should have ordered a larger size, but having two 13lb dogs I went for the x-small since it’s advertised to be for dog between 10-20lbs. Haven’t been able to use this. Waste of money.

We really wanted to like this toy. Our smart, curious, and persistent 50+ lb rescue puppy could not figure it out and was not interested in it. He liked the rope, but pulling on the rope does not dispense food. We replaced the rope with a tennis ball, which worked better for a human, but he could not figure it out. We put peanut butter on the nubby section. We filled up the bottle more. Not interested. We do use the rope on it’s own for tug of war :) I will say this toy is well made. Dropping it on the floor repeatedly did not break it. It is just a poor design. Buy the Bob-A-Lot instead.

This is tricky for my dog to figure out what to do. You're supposed to pull the rope and push it back in to get the food out, but that's hard for a dog to do in and out. I always have to help him and I've had it for a long time.

I ordered the small and it is too big for a small dog. The description says the small is made for 10 to 40 lb dogs. That is a big difference in dog size! I would say it should be 20 to 40 lb at the lowest end of the scale. I have a sheltie and the bottle part was bigger than her head. The rubber part she couldn't even get her mouth around. It's way to big for her to pull around. I gave it away to a friend with bigger dogs.

We had this for a few weeks and one day noticed a strange odor from the rope so we stopped using it for meals for a bit. Came back and the rope was moldy. I suspect this is mainly because my dog would try and lick the food out and therefore was getting the rope wet and we didn't think to air it out. I'm not if there were any cleaning instructions I missed or not.

My dog likes to chew on rope toys which is why I thought he’d enjoy this one. I’ve bought plenty and the average cheap rope toy is at durable enough for at least a month or two. However, I gave this toy to my dog and watched him chew on the rope and sever it in half an hour (pic shown). This toy is a great concept, but the rope material is terrible compared to average cheap rope toys.

It’s too noisy and he didn’t like the sounds or pays any attention to it since I showed it to him even with the treats inside