Pet Zone IQ Treat Ball Dog Toy

I got this for my too-smart Australian Shepherd mix! I got the large one that SAYS it can hold a cup of food but with the different puzzle teirs in there it holds a lot less. If you fill it too full then it won't drop the treats. That is my only negative thought towards this toy! We use this so that our pup can work for breakfast or dinner. It is great because you can remove each of the three teirs for different "levels" of difficulty. As our pup solves one level quickly we still had room to grow.. which translates to lots of use with this toy! We had to teach her to nuzzle it around instead of chomp it apart, which was nice bonding in and of itself. However it's taken a LOT of hits, it's I got this for my too-smart Australian Shepherd mix! I got the large one that SAYS it can hold a cup of food but with the different puzzle teirs in there it holds a lot less. If you fill it too full then it won't drop the treats. That is my only negative thought towards this toy! We use this so that our pup can work for breakfast or dinner. It is great because you can remove each of the three teirs for different "levels" of difficulty. As our pup solves one level quickly we still had room to grow.. which translates to lots of use with this toy! We had to teach her to nuzzle it around instead of chomp it apart, which was nice bonding in and of itself. However it's taken a LOT of hits, it's been chewed up to high heaven and generally heavily abused. It still works so great! I'm very impressed at it's sturdiness. Now whenever she has a moment of stillness she bolts for this toy to play with. i'm going to be trying to find another puzzle toy that she adores as much as this one but I can tell I'm going to be hard pressed. I cannot recommend this highly enough! … more

Really liked this - fed my puppy out of it for a while. At first it took him about 35 minutes to eat a cup of food (had to split it into two for the full puzzle to fit in there). After about three weeks, he figured out that if he held it with his paws he could twist it open with his mouth in about thirty seconds...soooo we don't use it anymore. but for NORMAL dogs - this is great !

I bought this for my jack-tzu or shih-russell since he always needs something to do. Its been a great addition to his busy toy/puzzle collection. The only thing that I didn't consider is the noise. Since I have concrete floors in all common areas, I didn't think about how much noise this ball would make rolling around on my floor. Nonetheless, it's a great toy that you can adjust to make it easy or hard for your little one to figure out.

The ball is perfect for our 4 months old husky. Once he realized the ball left treats on the floor for him it was all over. Rather than it being something to chase it became something to conquer. He paws at it and nudges it with his nose then checks the floor for treats. Then he'll paw at it then nudge it some more and checks for treats. When he got all the treats out he checked the whole house for ones he missed. Not even his squeaky toy could tear him away from this ball. When he was finsihed he was worn out laying on the floor with his tongue hanging out. Since he hasn't had all his parvo or rabies shots he has to stay inside until his immune system is stronger. So he does what The ball is perfect for our 4 months old husky. Once he realized the ball left treats on the floor for him it was all over. Rather than it being something to chase it became something to conquer. He paws at it and nudges it with his nose then checks the floor for treats. Then he'll paw at it then nudge it some more and checks for treats. When he got all the treats out he checked the whole house for ones he missed. Not even his squeaky toy could tear him away from this ball. When he was finsihed he was worn out laying on the floor with his tongue hanging out. Since he hasn't had all his parvo or rabies shots he has to stay inside until his immune system is stronger. So he does what a puppy does chews on us and gets into everything. With this ball he gets to release all that energy, stays out of things, doesn't chew on us or anything else. We have tile floors so we don't encourage running because he slides into things and falls. This ball slows him down while chasing it so he can look for the treats. This ball made our baby very very happy. We filled the bottom up with treats and it released the majority of them one at a time. Occasionally he got 2 or 3 at a time. This was the best money spent on a toy. The ball is big enough where he cannot really keep it in his mouth to carry it around. And smooth enough where he cannot chew on it. We may need to order another one just in case we drop it. Training a puppy with that much energy built up is not easy. I think this will really help. Great product! … more

Good toy to keep our 4 month old Goldendoodle occupied. I like that the plates inside are removable and that you could use none of them or all 3 for more or less difficulty. I like someone else's suggestion of using different size treats. It is hard plastic though so I don't know how it will hold up over time, and it is loud on a non-carpeted floor (makes me feel like it's going to break something in the house). But, for now, it keeps the little guy busy, thinking, and happy, so I'm happy.

This thing was great for a hot minute. My dog was panting while running around to get the kibble out. However, loading this little ball took a solid 10 minutes and my dog was able to crack it open (breaking it) within the first time using it. Super entertaining- just wish it was more durable and easier to use.

I am a Vizsla puppy. My mom bought me this toy because I wasn't eating my kibble and she thought she could trick me in to it. Well, she did. This ball is a little bigger than a softball and I like to hear it rattle when I roll it around, and the surprise when kibble comes out. Some kibble is too large to make it though all the sorters, and some is too small, so it is best if multiple sizes are used. The small kibble should go in to the bottom and the large kibble on the top and maybe a mix in the middle sections.

Even though Jay Jay is older and doesn’t seem to want to put in too much work anymore, he does seem to enjoy rolling this ball around. I just fill it with training treats and leave this out for him when we leave for work. It gives him something to do while his parents are away.

The ball is very durable for my two Aussie power chewers! I use the Milkbone trail mix treats and break them in half so they come out easier, and they love it! I originally bought this for my double merle deaf/blind puppy so she would stop circling the furniture, and it worked! She loves it =]

My dog loves chewing on things and playing with her stuffed toys, but when I put some treats in this, she ignores all the other goodies she's got out! She loves this. I appreciate that I can change the "difficulty" by taking out some of the inner plastic pieces.