Busy Buddy Twist 'n Treat Treat Dispenser Dog Toy

It’s really easy to use and fill. I like that you can adjust how wide the opening to suit whatever you’re filling to with. It is all rubbed, not hard plastic like it looks like in the picture. It is a little heavy so I would be careful if your dog likes to throw feeder toys to get the food out. Definitely has the potential to break things. I’m not sure how durable it is for chewing. My dog has similar toys and knows how they work so he already knows to use his nose to flip the toy dispensing the food.

When I got the toy, initially I thought it was defective. It smelled really strong of rubber and had some discoloration. I thought I would put it in the dishwasher and the smell would go away. Unfortunately, the smell persisted. My biggest concern at this point is whether it is healthy for my dog to use this toy. He still likes to play with it but I am worried it is toxic. Chewy, please look into this.

We left the first one in a hotel room while traveling, so I had to get another one. My dog is a gobbler, so this slows her down a bit and she loves knocking it around to get the kibble out. Yes, it does smell like rubber, but that doesn't seem to bother her a bit. It's easy to wash, durable, and a great dispenser for treats or food.

I have two smaller dogs (7 lb. Chihuahua and a 20 lb. mix) and I purchased the medium size to help deter them from picking it up to try to chew it. ***WHY I LOVE IT:*** Quieter when toppled and nudged around on our hard floors compared to the plastic dispenser toys, I like that I can adjust the "difficulty" and that I can fill it with a lot of kibble at once, super easy to clean, the shape is great; moves and wobbles, but doesn't just roll all over the whole house like the ball shaped dispenser does, no longer finding kibble missed by my dogs down the hallways or behind the couch. ***YES***, it does have an odor (very strong at first), but all our natural rubber toys have a smell. After being I have two smaller dogs (7 lb. Chihuahua and a 20 lb. mix) and I purchased the medium size to help deter them from picking it up to try to chew it. ***WHY I LOVE IT:*** Quieter when toppled and nudged around on our hard floors compared to the plastic dispenser toys, I like that I can adjust the "difficulty" and that I can fill it with a lot of kibble at once, super easy to clean, the shape is great; moves and wobbles, but doesn't just roll all over the whole house like the ball shaped dispenser does, no longer finding kibble missed by my dogs down the hallways or behind the couch. ***YES***, it does have an odor (very strong at first), but all our natural rubber toys have a smell. After being used and rinsed a few times it has lessened the smell, but I anticipate it will always have that lingering rubber smell like our other rubber toys do. … more

I bought this for my roommates dog that I watch during the day who is very high energy. She doesn't get walked until the evening and we needed something to tire her out during the day when the pavement is too hot. This worked great! You can actually fit quite a bit of kibble in there and the top and bottom screw together so it's really easy to adjust difficulty. She really loves it.

Everything I get from Chewy is great but this one was a miss. I guess this works OK but it smelled so strongly of a fake soapy odor that was intensely off-putting to both me and my dog, the dog didn't really like to play with it even to get the treats. I ended up throwing it away after a few days because it even filled up the closet I put it in with the strong odor.

The pros- The design allows you to screw it tighter or looser to adjust for the size of treat you are using. The cons- the rubber has such a strong smell, my pup, who can will sniff a treat out from 2 blocks away, wouldn’t go near it! I ran it thru the dishwasher & soaked it in a mild bleach solution & it still has a very strong rubber smell! NOT appetizing to my pup at all! Waste of money :/.

Our puppies love this toy, which dispenses their kibble as a surprise treat when they knock it around. I give it only three stars because it is difficult to “dial” the right-sized opening to allow just one piece of kibble to drop out of it at a time. Usually , several fall out simultaneously, making itnn by less challenging, and also making a mess on the floor. But the pups love to play with it!

This is a really well made toy to fill with treats. The treats need to be a decent size though or the dog will get them out quickly. I had it completely closed and she mastered it.

My food motivated Beagle LOVES this toy! He is 16 years now and gets kind of antsy, so this really helps focus him on something to do. We have seen no damage to it at all and he will even carry it around with him. Best purchase so far!