Pet Zone IQ Treat Dispenser Ball Dog Toy

Once our 2 dogs got the hang of how these balls work, they went crazy! Unfortunately, we let them loose with playing with them in the house and it sounded like they were deconstructing our home! I have to admit that the hard plastic outershell does not destroy our furniture and these have kept them busy for hours. You may need to start with one piece of the puzzle inside the ball until they understand the concept, and then keep adding on to keep them from getting bored. We used their kibbles inside and they were small enough to come out with ease.

I have a 9 year old korean jindo. They are in the spitz family (akitas, shibas, huskies, etc.) and as with other spitz types, they tend to be independent, stubborn, and intelligent. That being said this is a great toy to keep my dog occupied. She pretty much immediately started rolling it around once I showed her how it worked (started without any of the disks inside). I use kibble to make dinner time more interesting for her. Jindos were bred for hunting so this is a great way for her to "hunt" for reward without me struggling to keep her focused. She even comes to get me if the ball is stuck or empty. I currently have her on one disc out of the three you can put inside to slow the treats. I have a 9 year old korean jindo. They are in the spitz family (akitas, shibas, huskies, etc.) and as with other spitz types, they tend to be independent, stubborn, and intelligent. That being said this is a great toy to keep my dog occupied. She pretty much immediately started rolling it around once I showed her how it worked (started without any of the disks inside). I use kibble to make dinner time more interesting for her. Jindos were bred for hunting so this is a great way for her to "hunt" for reward without me struggling to keep her focused. She even comes to get me if the ball is stuck or empty. I currently have her on one disc out of the three you can put inside to slow the treats. One thing I have noticed is that you can't fit a ton of food/treats in there and it's a relatively small ball (though good enough for my dog, 35lbs). I noticed if I fill up the bottom part completely, she has a hard time rolling it over to get the kibbles out since it's too heavy on one side. I have no issue with putting in less and refilling it two or three times though. I'll also point out that my dog doesn't have a habit of destroying her toys, so I can't say how this product would fair for a dog who is an aggressive chewer. I have the 4 inch and I doubt she could pick it up with her mouth but it's definitely possible for a bigger dog. Overall this works exactly as I expected it to. I would definitely consider your dog's curiosity, intelligence, and chewing habits before buying this. … more

Watson our 5 month old puppy loves this toy! He is rambunctious and loves biting us over any of his toys. But this toy keeps him entertained for awhile. He’s also easily startled around loud sounds so the fact that it rolls around the hardwood floors is helping him get used to all those noises. He doesn’t give up until every piece is out. Once he gets to the last ones he’ll pick it up with his mouth and chew on it so I do watch him at that point and remind him to use his paw. He’ll do anything for his food. Seriously worth every penny!

I also love this. I have a two month old puppy and i put her food in this and give it to her in her crate. She loves it so much that she even plays with the toy when there's nothing in it. I usually up the difficulty and if it's too hard for get out all the food she'll wait patiently and i will remove one of the plastic parts to make it easier and then will give it back to her to try again. It doesn't take her hours but still gives me a good 15 minute break. It has really helped with crate training.

Both my dogs loved this toy so much, I bought a second so they could each have one. Has held up to my VERY aggressive chewing staffie and my 80lb pit mix. My mix likes more intellectual toys and plays with it longer than my staffie as the treats don’t dispense quite as easily as others we have. That is great for wearing out an intellectual dog. Staffie loves it just fine for a bit but then chooses to move onto something she can chew.

Roxy is totally food motivated and loves treat-releasing toys. I expected this one to be made of something soft and pliable; it is hard plastic. The toy has removable pieces inside to create varying degrees of difficulty. I removed two of the pieces so there was only one hole in the middle piece and one hole in the outer wall of the ball that the food had to make it thru. Roxy was very frustrated that the ball didn't bounce and she couldn't get a good grasp on it to shake it for the food to come out. She ended up unscrewing the two halves to get at the food. Yay, I guess that this Weim was smart enough to do that but she hasn't picked it up to play with since her initial try.

This is one toy you need if you have a small dog! I only bought one, big mistake. My two Chihuahuas fight over it every time. I literally Have to separate them whenever I fill it up and put it on the floor. On my next AutoShip I will be buying another one. Unfortunately that will be another six months. Make sure you buy more than one!

So, I bought this for my goats.... They are super curious creatures. First 5 minutes out of the package it was filled with raisins (my goats' favorite treat) and the three of them were off and rolling. Didn't take long for the first treats to fall out and get gobbled up. Unfortunately, it has been claimed by one of the goats so now I have to get two other toys.

This is the best toy I could have ever found for my new puppy. She's 3.5 months and already an energetic menace. I feed her 2/3 cup breakfast and save the other 1/3 for this toy. It keeps her occupied for 20 minutes and gives me a little time to relax without constantly playing fetch or correcting destructive behaviors. I feel like this is especially great for my puppy because she LOVES to dig, and she gets to exercise her front legs rolling the ball around. Great toy, I'd recommend it to anyone.

We have a typical puppy needing to burn energy and kept occupied. This treat dispenser works like a charm. We just fill it with her favorite puppy kibble and she goes to town, rolling that ball all over the room releasing a kibble or two at a time keeping her busy throughout the day.