Outward Hound by Nina Ottosson Treat Tumble Interactive Puzzle Ball Dog Toy, Level 1 Beginner, Blue, Small (4.75″ Diameter)

Great time passer for dogs, sanity saver for me
My dogs love these! It takes them forever to get the kibble out. One of my dogs tries to chew on it and it’s held up great. I do wish it could be opened by unscrewing the two halves so it could be cleaned and also the food could be put inside easier. Placing food in there one by one is kinda tedious. But overall I love this and my dogs love it and it saves my sanity

Keeps my dog occupied!
Not to give props to influencers but I saw this on social media and I has saved my sanity. My mini dachshund is a velcro dog, needing constant attention, which makes it difficult to work from home. I put a few treats in this thing and it keeps it occupied for a while. Eventually, he will get frustrated with it – the last few treats can be very hard to get out (even for me with opposable thumbs), but he will pick it up again not long after as he is loves his chew toys. I have alot of cognitive toys for him, but this is the best one by far in terms of durability, length of keeping my dog occupied, and noise level (I have a similar toy that rolls around, so he bangs it all over the house, this toy will not do that)

Must have!
Update: 11/13/16I’ve now had this just over two years and it is finally starting to show some wear on the edges of the funnel that is normally folded into the bowl. It still functions just fine, but there are a couple cracks at the edge. I bought a second one earlier this year as a replacement but haven’t used it yet. I decided, tonight, that I’d throw out the old one next trash night. lol In my original review, I mentioned that I pick the dispenser up immediately after she finishes eating. It’s been clear that she isn’t going to massacre it, so I’m not as vigilant at picking it up. Sometimes, she’ll have it all day while I’m at work. She’ll greet me at the door with it hanging from her mouth while her butt wiggles in greeting. It’s quite the sight. A bubble-headed, wiggle butt.Love this! I haven’t found anything I like better.*Original Post*I really love this treat/food dispenser. My dog gulps her food and has some other behavioral issues. A different treat dispenser was recommended by a trainer and I wasn’t impressed with that one. So I did some research and came across this one. I already have the Orbee Diamond Plate ball which my dog has been unable to destroy over several months (and she destroys most balls within minutes). Already impressed with Orbee, I decided to give this dispenser a shot.Based on the reviews, I knew this could be destroyed as it’s not meant to be a chew toy. Generally, as soon as my dog is done eating, I remove the dispenser. However, there have been several occasions where I haven’t done so, and she has not chewed it up. I don’t know why, but once she gets all the food from it, she’s done with it and leaves it alone. I’m not complaining because it’s too expensive to keep buying them.The first few tips of the dispenser will offer a rather generous payload, but I see that as a good thing as that initial success keeps her trying–even when there are only one or two pieces of kibble to get out at the end. Because this is a soft material, it is flexible and provides some decent bounce. It’s quite fun to watch her grip it in her teeth (it looks like some bubble-head muzzle when she does this), lift her head, and slam it to the ground to bounce out the stubborn kibble at the end. She’s also discovered that if she gets on the sofa or bed, it drops farther and has more impact thereby dislodging any kibble that might get stuck in the tiny hole on the bottom. It’s good fun to watch her antics and nice to know that she isn’t gulping her food. It normally takes her between 15-20 minutes to get every last piece out versus the 2-3 minutes when she inhales it out of a bowl.I mentioned the tiny hole at the bottom. I was concerned that the smaller pieces of kibble would trickle out. My dog eats Blue Buffalo with Lifesource Bits. The Bits are very tiny (smaller than a pea) and would easily fit through the small hole; however, this does not appear to be the case. Generally, a larger kibble will get wedged in the hole and prevents the smaller one from getting out that way. My dog gets 1 to 1.25 cups of food twice a day (depending on her activity levels), and I have had no trouble fitting either of those quantities in the dispenser. As I already mentioned, the first few rolls of the dispenser will eject a higher payload and the more food I put in, the higher the initial payoff.Some reviewers have complained about the dispenser gathering a lot of carpet fuzz and dust bunnies. This is true. I run the dispenser through very hot water every other day after she eats in the morning and by her night time feeding, it’s dry. Then about twice a week, I add dish detergent and shake it up to clean it really well.Food is easy to put in this. The plastic (or whatever material it is) is folded down in so it’s more of a half-moon ball. When it’s on the flat side, it challenges the dog to figure out how to roll it back to the bouncier, rounder side. Anyhow, the folded down part can be rolled out and functions as a tube through which I add the food. Then I just roll it back in on itself and voila! 15-20 minutes of food and fun.Because of the material, this is quite a quiet dispenser which is nice when I have to feed the dog at 5:30 in the morning and don’t want to wake up the rest of the house. I have tile, laminate flooring and carpeting, so she can transition amongst the three without any major noise difference.I’ve had this for a couple months now, and she still loves it, and it is holding up quite well. Again, despite being a chewer, she seems to leave this alone once she gets the food out (It appears I’m lucky in this).

My dog says it all. He loves it and it keeps him busy for quite some time. Even when there’s nothing inside!

I bought this toy for an extraordinarily playful mini-Fox Terrier about a year ago. It has been chewed, chased and played with for several hours every day since it arrived and looks as new as the day it was delivered. This dog has chewed everything in the house to bits, and this toy has uniquely remained unscathed. It keeps her occupied and fascinated for hours, and she never seems to lose interest in it at all. Very highly recommended!

no food could come out of the smiley face when connected to the snoop