Nina Ottosson by Outward Hound Twister Puzzle Game Dog Toy

My dog alternately seems like a complete genius and completely devoid of anything resembling rational thought. He's loves these puzzle games and this one specifically is giving him a bit more challenge than usual. He's solved level 1 puzzles within minutes of introduction, repeating the action on subsequent attempts even faster. His level 2 puzzle didn't take long to figure out to the point of him being able to empty it faster than I could fill it. This one, even with the locks disengaged, has taken him longer to figure out on his first two attempts than any previous puzzle has. I'm looking forward to seeing how long this will keep his interest.

I paid $24.99 for this toy before it was on sale, and it was worth every penny! My Miniature Goldendoodle puppy loves it! He had difficulty with the locks at first also (small paws mean small nails), but I tied paracord to the locks. He is getting quicker with solving it each time he uses it. I ordered a level one (easy) puzzle first, and my dog spent less than a minute solving it. This puzzle was much more challenging! Great rainy day too.

This puzzle is thoroughly entertaining. I, on the other hand, have no clue how to teach her the correct way to use this? However, if solving the puzzle is simply getting the treats, then she wins. However, her way of winning is chaos and mass destruction. She pulls the teal pieces up with her mouth or picks the whole board up and tosses it—mad points for creativity. I’m not mad. I’m usually laughing pretty hard. I don’t think we’re at a point where we could teach this correctly. It’s funny. Level two was so easy for her. And three is impossible.

Either my dogs not the brightest bulb in the bunch or this toy works exactly what it needs to but it keeps my 4 year old pit Bull mix very occupied. If I lock all the white handles it takes him a bit of time to work through it. I switch up what I put in there to keep them stimulated too, sometimes I use kibble, sometimes I use treats

This twister puzzle toy is quite difficult-but in a good way. My dog seems to enjoy the previous two I’ve purchased and this one,too-but she really has to work at this one. I enjoy watching her think!! It’s definitely not a beginner level.

Great idea but not good for dogs that are chewers My 6 month old German Shepherd puppy chewed off one of the white keys before I knew it. Thank goodness I was with her when she broke it off and got it in her mouth.

The slots on the top are hard to move, in fact EVERYTHING was difficult for me to maneuver and it frustrated the heck out of my otherwise very intelligent Beagle. I do not recommend this item at all.

I have bought this for my separation anxiety dog to give her more of a challenge when I leave. Distracting her pretty much. It does it's job but if you dog destroys plastic on a regular I would recommend this. The little hide flaps come off easily but can re attach well. She is just too tough with toys mainly.

Sadie loves these puzzles, this is her 4th one. It looked interesting but it’s really too hard for her. Trying to figure out not only unlocking the pieces but also moving them without unlocking all of them doesn’t work. I was thinking that the blue triangles would pop open when the dog learns to pull out the white handles but no it doesn’t work that way.

Thought this would be a good toy for our Cane Corso who eats from a puzzle bowl to slow him down. It was fun to watch him figure out how to get to the treats. 1) We showed him an open tray with treats (happy dog). 2)We showed him treats in a tray, closed it, short wait, showed him how to open the tray (happy dog). Repeated step 2 but let him open the tray (goody, happy dog, we laugh). Filled the pie with treats, closed all opening and let him play; looking forward for fun and entertainment for all. It was like watching the tootsie-pop Owl count the licks to get to the center of the tootsie-pop. 2-3 pies later and “CRUNCH”, Happy Dog!! (As he proudly pronounces “Woof! Woof! Woof bites! to get Thought this would be a good toy for our Cane Corso who eats from a puzzle bowl to slow him down. It was fun to watch him figure out how to get to the treats. 1) We showed him an open tray with treats (happy dog). 2)We showed him treats in a tray, closed it, short wait, showed him how to open the tray (happy dog). Repeated step 2 but let him open the tray (goody, happy dog, we laugh). Filled the pie with treats, closed all opening and let him play; looking forward for fun and entertainment for all. It was like watching the tootsie-pop Owl count the licks to get to the center of the tootsie-pop. 2-3 pies later and “CRUNCH”, Happy Dog!! (As he proudly pronounces “Woof! Woof! Woof bites! to get to the goodies in the center of this pie toy”.) We laughed and cried a little; but at $2-3 per minute of entertainment, it was more expensive than a Disney Park visit. There is no way I can recommend this toy for any mid-sized or larger dog; especially, not one with a strong bite or a chewer. Toy survival is almost DOA! … more