Nina Ottosson by Outward Hound Brick Puzzle Game Dog Toy

Our English Spring Spaniel pup started this around 10 weeks after she mastered eating her food out of a muffin tin with tennis balls over the food. We started her with this toy to see if she could progress from just lifting things off her food. She did amazing. We did add twine to the white bones to help her have something to grab ahold of to remove those. But she is able to open, close and slide the red containers no issue. She loves eating her meals this way and seems disappointed when we give her the food in a plain bowl! She is now 12 weeks old and knows exactly how to manage eating her whole meal out of this.

My corgi loves this puzzle! It’s not as easy as it looks. The boxes have a lid that flips up, and once the white bones are removed the boxes will slide to reveal another treat compartment. The lid can be snapped off when your pup is trying to figure it out, but just like any to this also requires some supervision. Very fun puzzle!

This is the second puzzle I got for my puppy...the first she loved. This one was just OK. She had a hard time figuring it out which was great. When she figured out how to flip up the red cubes, the lids kept popping off and scaring her. She gave up after a while as it was loud and with the lids randomly popping off when she pawed at it it scared her and she gave us. I've since modified it by taking the lids all off and getting her used to just using it and hopefully can put them back on at some point.

I purchased this for my puppy when I was sick. I was out of it and listless and so was she. I thought getting an interactive toy would help to stimulate her to play again. This was more than I bargained for. At first it took her some time to get into searching and she kept looking at me to help her when I showed her how the different parts worked. Then I left it sitting on her towel with her favorite treats inside. She went for it and by day 2 had mastered emptying all the containers. Now is day 3. I fill it twice a day and she searches and clears the board in about 10 minutes. I have to look for something else to challenge her. I love that she is so motivated to find her favorite treats.

At first our dog had to be coaxed to actually move things, but once she understood how to find things she would go after it and had a blast. We tried it on some other dogs who also loved it. It isn't too hard; most food-motivated dogs should be able to figure it out given some time and motivation. Another reason I absolutely love it: it can be a pain to get my dog to eat when I am visiting other people, so much is going on and she would rather eat the cat food. If I put down a bowl of food or slow feeder she will just ignore it. For some reason, if I put the food in this tray, she will eat it immediately every time. I'm not sure how this will work with dogs that use more teeth, our dog didn't At first our dog had to be coaxed to actually move things, but once she understood how to find things she would go after it and had a blast. We tried it on some other dogs who also loved it. It isn't too hard; most food-motivated dogs should be able to figure it out given some time and motivation. Another reason I absolutely love it: it can be a pain to get my dog to eat when I am visiting other people, so much is going on and she would rather eat the cat food. If I put down a bowl of food or slow feeder she will just ignore it. For some reason, if I put the food in this tray, she will eat it immediately every time. I'm not sure how this will work with dogs that use more teeth, our dog didn't bite this toy at all and just shoved her nose to move things around. My guess is that if your dog chews through Kongs it should be a cautious purchase, our dog only licks Kongs. The only down side to this toy for us is that it accumulates a ton of dog slobber, but that can be washed off. … more

I purchased this primarily for my 1 year old shepherd mix. He's a smart guy, and he had it all figured out after playing with it a couple of times. He LOVES when I bring this out to play with him. The tail wags and the nose wiggles. This is his favorite activity, and I can tell he's so satisfied with himself after he "beats" the puzzle and got all the treats. Of course, my 5 year old pit mix wants to play too, but she finds it considerably more confusing. She just doesn't have the brain her brother does! She's still working on opening up the little containers on top for treats... But starting to get it! Haha, it's great fun with both, but definitely designed for dogs with more natural intelligence I purchased this primarily for my 1 year old shepherd mix. He's a smart guy, and he had it all figured out after playing with it a couple of times. He LOVES when I bring this out to play with him. The tail wags and the nose wiggles. This is his favorite activity, and I can tell he's so satisfied with himself after he "beats" the puzzle and got all the treats. Of course, my 5 year old pit mix wants to play too, but she finds it considerably more confusing. She just doesn't have the brain her brother does! She's still working on opening up the little containers on top for treats... But starting to get it! Haha, it's great fun with both, but definitely designed for dogs with more natural intelligence. … more

I got this for our puppy because she was eating so fast. We put every meal in it now and it really helps with slowing her down and she loves it! If we put her food in a normal bowl she now looks at us very suspiciously and walks over and sits next to her game. Highly recommend!

Wow I didn’t realize how much I needed a brain game until we got this one. I could see the wheels churning in my dogs brain. This was his first brain game. I started him off on a level two because I had faith. It took him a little to figure out the first time. But! Wow is he obsessed. He keeps begging for us to let him do the brain game. I instantly ordered more!!

This is my dog's first puzzle and he loves it. It wasn't too hard for him to figure out, so I'm working with all the various pieces to make it more challenging. I like that the white bones can be removed and the red boxes slide for additional challenge. My only criticism of the puzzle is that it is light, so it slides on our wood floors. One of us has to hold it so the pup doesnt flip it. There's probably rubber or something I can glue onto the bottom to add traction. Other than that, a great brain toy for dogs!

My old girl can't get around so good that days. She's getting bored and sassy. One thing about my girl is that she would sell her soul to the devil for food or treats. On a hunch I thought this would be a hit. The girl doesn't play fetch or tug of war, she isn't a chewer and she doesn't like tennis balls.. she likes food. Took a day for her to figure this puzzle out. I helped her along by rubbing a bit of peanut butter along the lip of the boxes so she would take interest. Now when she's restless or begging for food I hide a few treats in here and she happily spends the next 15 minutes playing. This would be too delicate for heavy chewers or rough dogs. My girl has a pretty soft mouth so My old girl can't get around so good that days. She's getting bored and sassy. One thing about my girl is that she would sell her soul to the devil for food or treats. On a hunch I thought this would be a hit. The girl doesn't play fetch or tug of war, she isn't a chewer and she doesn't like tennis balls.. she likes food. Took a day for her to figure this puzzle out. I helped her along by rubbing a bit of peanut butter along the lip of the boxes so she would take interest. Now when she's restless or begging for food I hide a few treats in here and she happily spends the next 15 minutes playing. This would be too delicate for heavy chewers or rough dogs. My girl has a pretty soft mouth so while she takes the lids off she doesn't destroy them . The Jack supervises just in case things get out of hand … more