OurPets Interactive Treat Dispensing Dog Toy Ball - Waffle & Sushi Puzzle Feeder for Dogs and Cats | Slow Feeder Food Dispenser for Mental Stimulation & Boredom Relief | Perfect for Training, Mealtime Enrichment, and Solo Play

Our shih tzu loves this ball just for playing in the yard without any treats. He flips it with his nose and feet and chases it all around the yard all by himself. It's a joy to watch! We keep it on a bookshelf when not in use and it disappeared. After searching high and low, and him sitting and staring at the shelf where it should be, I finally ordered a new one which came today. He was so excited when I opened the box and he saw it. We played outside and when I went to put it on the bookshelf, I reached behind the books and there was the old one! Wouldn't you know it? Oh well, now he has one in reserve! Your dog might love this toy too!The reviewer whose dog got their face stuck on the toy doesn't have to worry anymore. They redesigned the ball so that your dog with an underbite won't get their pokey teeth trapped in the hole, as it now comes apart in two pieces.This works well for my 3 months old Frenchie puppy. I just took the center divider completely out because the hole is small enough and the way the ball rolls prevents too many treats from flying out at once. The center governor plate just made it go way slower and my dog would get bored and walk away. I want him to eat slowly, but I still want him to finish all of his food.Sending it back as it isn’t the same product. The new version has the top in two pieces instead of one and I hate it. Not even going to use it because it looks like it won’t hold up like the original one I love. So sending it back. What a stupid thing to do - nobody here likes it so make it the way you were originally making itI like that the feeder keeps my dog entertained.I don’t like that it allows the food to come out too quickly, that she can open it too easily and that once it is open the plastic is not durable enough to withstand any chewing whatsoever.Our dog loves this toy. She barks are she pushes it around, like she's willing it to release a treat. So fun to watch her. Love that you can adjust to size of the release hole for the type of treats you are putting in or to make it harder or easier for the dog to get the treats. It's very durable. It does make noise on our our wood floors as it is hard plastic, but its such a great activity for her that we don't mind.My mega mutt puppy is turning out to be crazy smart, so I feed her almost exclusively with puzzles and toys to keep her active in addition to training. This puzzle ball has been the trickiest, and she absolutely loves it. Solid use for a month, and it’s in perfect condition.Love this, but one thing to be wary of… a 3” ball fits under most furniture. It winds up being an activity for me too as I need to constantly fetch it when the dog can’t reach it. May try the 4” ball.I've purchased five different food dispensing toys. The 5-inch IQ Treat Ball, the Omega Paw Tricky Treat Ball, Large, the StarMark Interactive toy, and the Premier Pet Busy Buddy Twist N Treat Dog Toy, Medium, and the Premier Pet Busy Buddy Twist N Treat Dog Toy, Large.Please note that you cannot clean the insides of the StarMark or the Omega ball. Unless you want old gunk hanging around for months, these two toys will last ... very short. I kept each for only a couple of months before tossing them out. The only two I use to this day are the Premier Pet Buddy, Large, and the IQ Treat Ball.Of all of these, each one has its benefits and shortcomings:The Omega Paw Tricky Treat Ball is the perfect material for my dog - he's not a huge chewer. It hits the wall and makes a gentle "thud" sound. However, with the new design, the hole that dispenses the food is much too large and dispenses a ton of his treats right from the getgo - this is not enough to keep my dog entertained for more than a few minutes! The Omega Ball fits the most food - I believe I can get up to a full cup of kibbles into it. Note that the only way to clean this toy is to put water in it and shake. I made the mistake of putting dishwashing liquid in it, shaking, and trying to get rid of the suds. It didn't happen - the suds persisted. There's a tiny air hole on the other side... not that that helped get rid of the suds. I threw the toy away.The Premier Pet Busy Buddy Twist N Treat Dog Toy, Medium is my least favorite. Whilst it also does not make a lot of noise, you can't necessarily control how fast food comes out because it relies on twisting it just right- and when the toy is knocked around, it untwists, and just spills out all the food, too - well, at least makes the hole bigger so food comes out much too fast. This is my least favorite food dispensing toy. The Buddy is also the smallest - you can only fit 1/4 to 1/3 cups of food in here if you seal it tight. The one great thing about this toy is that you can actually clean it.The Premier Pet Busy Buddy Twist N Treat Dog Toy, Large, is my very favorite. It's sturdy, food comes out at a decent pace and when my dog knocks it around, it doesn't cause the opening to get bigger. I can put his entire meal inside this toy (unlike the medium size) easily and it's not a huge balancing act to make sure nothing falls out. I can clean it, and it doesn't roll away like the IQ ball into places my dog cannot reach. It's slow rolling so he can guide it easier. Plus, it's quiet and only makes a gentle thud. No matter the size of your dog, get the large. My dog is a 25-28 pounder. The large is much sturdier than the medium.The StarMark Interactive toy is very large. You can fit a lot of kibbles in there. That's a bonus. Also, you can make the dispensing method more difficult in two places. However, you cannot open the thing to clean it and I certainly would NOT put water in there, as it's odd shaped, and I really don't like what may happen if I try to pour water in there and shake. I would highly recommend that you start with this toy rather than one of the balls if you plan on buying a StarMark toy. The reason for this is that my dog was used to rolling or pushing a toy to get his food out. So instead of gently nudging the StarMark toy, he would try to roll it, which ended up being really loud for me. He has never figured out that you just need to push the top to get the food out and just pushed harder to get the thing to roll.Finally, the 5-inch IQ ball is perfect in the sense that it lets you control how fast it dispenses, but it's SO LOUD. My dog gets all worked up at the ball and gets very aggressive with it because of the loud noises it makes. He reacts to the noises and I think it gives him anxiety. Not to mention all the loud clanging makes ME have anxiety. I'm worried the neighbors will complain!Another thing about the IQ ball is that because it rolls so easily and fast and furious when my dog pushes it and it is so small, it often goes under a piece of furniture so that my dog can't reach it. So much for keeping my dog distracted so I can do other things - I often have to get up and get the ball for him out from underneath a piece of furniture. This was not a problem once for the Premier Pet Busy Buddy Twist N Treat Dog Toy and not so much for the Omega ball because it rolls more slowly and when my dog pushes it, it doesn't travel that far. Obviously this is not a problem for the StarMark toy, as that toy is quite large.Finally, the IQ ball only fits about a 1/2 cup of kibbles. There is a white enclosure to manage the dispensing of food. You can fit another 1/4 cup above the white enclosure, but it's a pain because you have to make sure none spills over to the side before twisting - hard to explain, but trust me, it's a pain. 3/4 cup of kibbles max, and only a 1/2 cup is easily put in.This has been my best toy purchase for my dog. She's played with this happily since giving it to her once a day, and it keeps her engaged as she tries to get the treats. The inner lid is adjustable only when the top is taken off..... which means I have control of the inner opening. Other toys she's worked out how to enlarge the hole as they're accessible to her teeth :-) Highly recommend this toy. It's withstood any attempt to chew/ being bounced around the carpet/ taken into her basket to be "got at". Much better than any other, including more expensive, toys. I shall purchase a "spare" as both of us would be sorry not to have this.Our dog (Penny) and we love this food ball, we use these to feed her meals out of. We have a couple of similar ones Nina Ottosson and a wobble IQ toy.To be fair, we love them all for different reasons, Nina ball is good for Penny after a long walk when she's a bit tired and treats come out quicker. Or perhaps a good toy for a dog who is new to the food dispenser toys.The Wobble ball is good middle ground toy, but she does manage to knock the level adjuster with her paw and make easier for herself! Clever pooch, other times she makes it harder!This toy I like that the adjuster is inside the toy, no accidental knocking. She gets a cup of kibble in the 4 inch ball most in the bottom compartment, the rest in the top. This acts as a good means of immediate reward and grabs her focus. And slowly builds up difficulty. For a dog who gets frustrated with the toy, you could take the middle plate out to encourage use.Some people have reviewed lower it seems because their dog got bored or frustrated, perhaps it is too hard for them? Maybe use the technique I tried? Use multiple dispensers and set the appropriate difficulty level for your pup.Other people have said the toy was destroyed, lucky Penny is not a chewer! But anything plastic is not going to stand up to chewers and your dog would need to be supervised, better toys would be rubber based toys e.g. Kong's but most toys come with a warning to supervise.I was very impressed with this to begin with. My dog took to it as a fun, boredom reliever toy with enthusiasm.On the second day, it was chewed to pieces. How he managed to break it apart I have no idea. All I know is that once it was apart in pieces, he chewed it to tiny bits of plastic.Considering the idea of this toy is to keep your dog occupied and relieve boredom you really CAN’T leave your dog alone with it.I can’t recommend it.I’ve since replaced it with a similar type of toy from Kong. It’s much stronger and so far impenetrable.Our dog loves this, however my ears / house don't feel quite the same! Think of your floor as a pinball machine - with it banging full tilt into skirting boards, furniture etc. It is only light so I haven't noticed any damage so far, but I'm now a bit reticent to use it. Maybe it says more about the boisterous nature of my dog though....Haven’t got through multiple of these, as the dog managed to crack open the plastic and break into tiny pieces.Superglue is key here, as soon as the ball arrives I know superglue it shut, and load the treats from the top..... The last ball lasted me 18 months, it’s only cracked after being smashed against the wall in the garden.