Starmark Treat Dispensing Bob-a-Lot Dog Toy

I love how you can make two adjustments to this toy in order to make it more difficult. My 8 lbs chihuahua terrier mix is a pro at toy feeders and this slows her down. She swipes it with her paws and nose bumps it to get her food out. She’s really good at getting out of the way so she doesn’t get hit when it bobs back. The toy is really heavy and I worried about her getting hurt at first but has been fine with supervision over two months. Good for smart tough dogs.

It is stated on the box that this is not a chew toy. Believe it. I put some treats in it for my 6 month old 85lb German Shepherd puppy. I was hoping he would like the wobble effect and figure out it would dispense treats. He did not. He immediately started to chew the top. I had to take it away because the top he was chewing now had sharp plastic edges. This might be good if your dog is old enough not to immediately chew anything given him.

My chihuahua pup is under 3 lbs, almost 4 months old, and not very motivated by toys but loves to gobble all her food down as quickly as possible. I bought this so she could play a little and help slow her eating down. The first day she was terrified of it. I got it in the small size and to be honest it might be heavier than her and bigger, so being scared of it is understandable. I smeared a tiny bit of peanut butter on the outside here and there and that got her to approach it so she could lick the peanut butter off but didn't understand how to use it even though I demonstrated several times and tried to coax her into getting her dinner out of it. Second day-I pointed at it and said My chihuahua pup is under 3 lbs, almost 4 months old, and not very motivated by toys but loves to gobble all her food down as quickly as possible. I bought this so she could play a little and help slow her eating down. The first day she was terrified of it. I got it in the small size and to be honest it might be heavier than her and bigger, so being scared of it is understandable. I smeared a tiny bit of peanut butter on the outside here and there and that got her to approach it so she could lick the peanut butter off but didn't understand how to use it even though I demonstrated several times and tried to coax her into getting her dinner out of it. Second day-I pointed at it and said "Get it" over and over and then demonstrated that if I pawed at it with my hand food would fall out--she had seen this the day before and doesn't know the command "Get it" so I was really wondering if we were going to make any progress but she was less scared of it the second day and every time she approached it and touched it I praised her a ton and gave her a mini treat. That got her working in the right direction and after a while, she gently pawed at it but wasn't hitting it hard enough to get the kibble out. She became more comfortable with it and started bopping it harder as she enjoyed the mini treats from beating it up. The mission was a success after about 20-30 mins of training and now she paws at it by herself in her exercise pen to get her dinner out and isn't terrified of it anymore. I'm so glad it worked out! Thanks Starmark! … more

My Airedale didn’t even realize there were treats in this thing before she’d destroyed the knobby, chewable top. The top is the part in yellow in the photo. The smallest treats I have (really kibble) never came out of the hole. As I thought she was knocking it about to get at the treats, she instead chewed it until the top edges were coming apart, with little chunks of plastic falling off. I got it because it was “recommended” for this dog, who loves the Kong StuffaBall and the Orange moon-looking treat ball. It took less than 15-20 minutes to destroy this $20 toy. The top won’t go off & on now, so I can’t try using it for the other dog or giving it away - it’s literally trash.

My dog is a picky eater. She likes her kibble but is finicky about when she eats it. I found by putting her food in the bobble toy it keeps her busy and entertained while eating her food. I'll put a bowl of food next to the bobble toy and she'll always choose the bobble toy over the bowl of food to eat. So heads up to all those doggo parents with picky eaters this helped us!!

My dog needs inside activities and loves food and foraging. This is the third such toy I’ve tried and it works from his standpoint AND MINE. Keeps his attention for over half an hour per fill-up (of his dinner kibble). Release holes are adjustable for different size kibble and difficulty. And, from my point of view, he can’t find anything on it to chew and break/crack. Great toy!

I was looking for a toy that would keep my girl occupied, she acts like she’s bored half the time... I was iffy on buying this because it was close too 30$ but it is worth it!!! Ever since we got it that’s all she’s been playing with.. I just put a handful of treats at a time:.. you can adjust how big the whole is that the treats come out of, until your dog gets use to it you’ll have to turn the hole as big as it can go and I cut down treats to make them pretty small for now until she gets a better hang of it... I give it a 10/10, yes she has chews marks on the yellow top already from carrying it around to different spots but it doesn’t effect the toy

I love these things. I have had severe over the years (when you have a 120 lb chewier they will only last so long). They do last several years, instead of several months or weeks like most things. If you have a food hound that needs to be busy all the time this is the thing. He loves it and loves working for his food.

This would be a super treat/kibble toy if only it easily opened. The only way to fill it is to put one piece of kibble in at a time through the tiny hole. And if you don't have a dishwasher, the only way to clean it is to soak it, rinse with hot water, and wait 2 days for it to dry out. Otherwise, our dog loves it.

Great toy for our puppy, who needs distraction and to keep busy! We put his puppy kibble inside, sprinkled with a few treats to keep it interesting & have him wanting more. I love that there are actually two ways to adjust the difficulty - just by sliding how big or small you want the hole to be, and there are 2 holes: one where it dispenses out from the toy, and one inside where it moves kibble from the top (yellow portion) to the bottom (geeen portion). Highly recommend this one!