Starmark Treat Dispensing Bob-a-Lot Dog Toy

I'm actually a little disappointed in this toy, which makes me sad, because I was very much looking forward to it. The dispensing hole has a small sliding door that is supposed to increase or decrease the difficulty. Within the first session my coonhound somehow broke the door on it. She still has fun with it, but her kibble comes out more easily than I would like. I wouldn't say this toy is made for tough play as is advertised. If your dog is rough on their toys, and is very food driven, look for something else.

I have four dogs with 4 personalities! One is a very nervous chewer that can tear things up quicker than I can get them out of the package. I bought this with nervous chewer in mind. It was literally chewed up in the 15 minutes it took me to shower. Granted, the yellow top chewed up into little tiny pieces ( I get dog "duty" clean up, as well) and that ended that. I was hoping for something a little sturdier overall; we had the purple one, hard as nails and twice as noisy rolling across the floor, and thought this would be a better fit. The product is super strong on the bottom but that weak top did it in instantly.

I didn't realize how big the small one was, and bought a second one thinking the one I already have was not considered small. It's great for my 50 lb Staffy-German Shep mix, but intimidating for my 9 lb Pom. For my Pom, it bobs back with too much of a punch and bonks her in the face if she's not super quick. They both figured it out quickly, and you can adjust the holes to change the difficulty and for treat/kibble size. It doesn't disassemble, so I think it'll last a long time. The bottom part isn't the easiest to clean if you want to scrub, but a bottle cleaner fits a little bit.

Ok I LOVE this!! I put their kibble in it so it takes them a little longer to eat while getting that mental stimulation too. I wouldn’t recommend leaving it alone for to long as if you have a chewer they will chew off the top! So far that’s the only con, since the yellow top is small enough for them to get their mouth on they’ll have not problem chewing it off. It’s not something that can be left an taken away later. Other then that great product to keep them occupied for a bit.

We bought the petIQ ball and had trouble with it getting away from my 40 lb very food motivated but not so very bright mutt. We bought this as a replacement and it is SO MUCH better. The large is huge, so maybe pay better attention to the demensions in the picture than I did, lol. It's 9 1/2 inches tall, so like nearly as tall as a football is long. it's big and pretty hefty. My dog can't pick it up, and it's weighted on the bottom to kinda bobble back up when you bonk into it. Belle is super timid so she had some trouble with knocking it over since it came back up and hit her in the face XD She seems to be figuring it out after a few days though. It's not as handy to refill as the starmark We bought the petIQ ball and had trouble with it getting away from my 40 lb very food motivated but not so very bright mutt. We bought this as a replacement and it is SO MUCH better. The large is huge, so maybe pay better attention to the demensions in the picture than I did, lol. It's 9 1/2 inches tall, so like nearly as tall as a football is long. it's big and pretty hefty. My dog can't pick it up, and it's weighted on the bottom to kinda bobble back up when you bonk into it. Belle is super timid so she had some trouble with knocking it over since it came back up and hit her in the face XD She seems to be figuring it out after a few days though. It's not as handy to refill as the starmark ball that screws open, but the hole in the top is big enough for her purina pro plan weight management food, it just takes a little wiggling around. Overall, this is 1000% better than the petIQ ball for several times a day feeding. It's never ended up under the couch or bed, which the old one did several times a day. It definitely requires less running around the apartment, so it's probably burning fewer calories, but it's well worth it that WE don't also need to chase her around the apartment or feeding-ball-proof the whole house. She's also able to get all of her food out, instead of usually losing it before the food was gone. … more

I have a very pickey SPOILED. BRAT Of a dog.. she has a room full of toys so she has lots options to chose from,.SHE NEVER EVER NEVER EVER TURNS THIS ONE DOWN!! my old roommates German shepherd loved it to when my baby girl wasn’t around to fight over it GREAT TOY/dispenser BUT IT IS MESSY SUPER MESSY

Sonny D and RoseBud love this toy. They are fed one meal a day in this. Unless your dog is a very large strong chewer this toy is wonderful. I put the meal in it and then whichever dog it is given to enjoys using it to obtain his / her food. I plan to buy another one so both can use this type toy at the same time.

My dog LOVES treat dispensing balls and toys, but her favorite treat ball is constantly rolling under somewhere she can’t reach it and frustrating her and meaning I have to get involved. This toy is big enough that it won’t get stuck under the cabinets or couch and she LOVES playing with it.

Firstly, I’m not sure why they advertise it’s easy to clean, because it certainly isn’t, there’s no way to open it up to get into the main chamber. That aside, there’s very little instructions, however once it’s all set up it worked great for a few days for my finicky eater pup. Now she’s not that into it any more and I’m back struggling on how to get her to eat.

This *could* be a great toy, but it's not for a dog that solves problems by chewing. This wasn't a difficult puzzle for my 90-lb Rottweiler; he just chewed the yellow top off in about 3 minutes. So if you have a dog that will tear into something that contains food, this toy will be no match for him or her. I don't think I've ever wasted $20 so quickly!!!