Outward Hound Hide-A-Squirrel Squeaky Puzzle Plush Dog Toy - Hide and Seek Activity for Dogs
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My son's yorkie poo stays at my place a lot, mostly because I take him to a nearby university campus, where, well-trained as he is, I can let him off-lead and chase squirrels to his heart's content. He is obsessed with squirrels now, so we thought this would be a fun Christmas toy for him. We followed the advice of other reviewers and supervised to try to delay the death of all the squirrels. We let him play with the tree trunk after he had rooted out all the squirrels and tried to kill them, as a dog will do. He loves the tree trunk -- so much so that he makes love to it every time we let him play with it. He is nearly five years old, and was neutered as a pup, and never was much for humping, but he goes after that tree trunk like a prisoner on a conjugal visit every time we set it out for him to play with. If we have guests, it's a floor show. He doesn't care. I'm not quite sure what to make of all this, but as long as it makes him happy . . . ."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our puppy lives to destroy. The name "Pirahna" would be more suitable for our 3 month old "Molly". This is a dog that eats the outside of our house. She eats rocks, the underbelly of chairs, wooden porches...nothing is safe. She is the godzilla of small towns made of dog toys. Every toy we have gotten her lays shredded in indistinguishable ruins with the exception of this one little Squirrel House. We made bets on how long it would last -- 15 seconds being the favorite choice. She doesn\'t waste time searching out the squirrels in the house. No, she just shakes the house with her head vigorously and the squirrels go flying. This is her favorite toy. She carries the squirrels around like they\'re her babies. Her favorite pull toy is the squirrel house and its held up better than any toy actually made to be a pulI toy. I really, really don\'t get it -- but this is the Samsonite of all dog toys. I\'d write more but I just saw her go through the doggie door with my recipe book.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' This little toy is so cute. I bought it for my 10 week old mini-dashchund, Layla. I am glad it is smaller than what I thought, because Layla is tiny herself. When I unwrapped it, she was getting excited. I put it on the floor, she gabbed it and took off wth it. Lol. She is enjoying it! Highly recommend this toy!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'She loves them'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We have a boxer mix pup that is wild and stubborn. I have bought her countless toys, bones, etc. She never really holds interest in any. Enter the squirrel log. I won't say she fell in love and plays for hours or anything extreme but she plays with it for a few mins here and there and goes back to it frequently. She generally destroys everything but instead nuzzles and loves on these little squirrels. I find them all over the house. We put them back in the log and she immediatly gets them out and carries them around again. This dog is generally unimpressed by all dog toys but actually plays with this one so this pup mama is impressed. For size reference we ordered the xl. The pup is currently 6 months, 35 lbs, roughly knee height. It is a good size for her."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I don’t normally write reviews as I try to research as much as possible, but that is also by way of including you helpful people who DO write reviews. That said, after purchasing this toy I was sadly disappointed. I had purchased the wonderful!!! Hide a hedgehog toy from Outward hound and it is fantastic. Made of durable fire hose material it although not the same, has lasted the test of time. I love the concept of these toys. My soft- mouthed golden retriever needs to be stimulated and loves to play. I mention the soft mouth because she’s not an aggressive chewer, even at 7 months. Loves the hidey holes and pulling things in and out. I just got this today, and within two hours she had ripped out all the holes. It is not made of the durable fire house materials, rather just another plush toy easily annihilated.. I did contact the manufacturer to suggest they keep both the concepts of the toy but also stick with the same durable material. She said she would pass it along. I have so enjoyed watching and playing with my dog with the hedgehog toy and was hoping for the same, but they are not even close in quality. I thank all of you people who have shown me, shared with me and instructed me that it IS important to write reviews. Thank you'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I only bought this because of the high ratings and low price. As soon as I showed my dog the toy he went crazy. I hide the squirrels in the trunk and he loves shoving his snout in the opening and pulling the squirrels out. Maybe he feels like he's hunting, or perhaps it makes him feel like an apex predator, but he loves it, lol. I bought the small size for my 10lbs dog. The squirrels are just the right size and fit perfectly into his mouth. He has enjoyed countless hours with this toy and its almost time to buy a replacement. These toys will not last forever, it totally depends on your dog and how much of a chewer he/she is. My dog has destroyed the squirrels and I will gladly buy more. The toy lasted about 3-4 months, and I consider this normal since it's a plus toy, not a plastic bone. The squirrels have squeakers in them and trunk is hollow so you can stuff em inside. Definitely recommend!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This toy seems like a good idea at first and our dog absolutely loved it until we realized that she had started ripping out the arms, legs and tail of the squirrels and unknowingly ingesting the stuffing inside.The tail especially is full of thin strands of nylon or whatever synthetic material it is made of and your dog WILL ingest it.They go rough on these toys and chew it all day.We had to take her to the vet because these thin strands from the squirrels bunched up and got lodged in her throat.Its unbelievable that other dog owners are not noticing this.The build quality of this toy is cheap and a choke hazard.DO NOT BUY THIS. Find one that is made from a material that does not come apart.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought the small squirrel set for my dog in addition to a replacement Hide A Squirrel stump. For the price, both are totally worth it for my very active dog. She loves the stump. She loves the squirrels. She loves pulling the squirrels out of the stump. She\'s rough on both of them though. As I mentioned, the stump was a replacement. I bought her another one a year before and it was thoroughly beat up - limp and with many large "bonus" holes - but she loved it so much that I thought it\'d be worth it to get the replacement stump. Also, since she\'s fantastic at de-squeaking toys, but loves them the most when the squeakers are active, I knew some replacement squirrels would be worth it. So, just like she always does, she went crazy for the squirrels that came with the stump and de-squeaked them quickly. I gradually added these replacement ones to the mix. One managed to keep his squeaker for three months by some miracle, but Squeaky Squirrel finally succumbed this week. I probably won\'t buy any more replacement squirrels for a little while, but I\'m sure I will again in the future. Just more to add to her collection (she still plays with their limp, silent carcasses).'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a Goldendoodle puppy (11 weeks). My vet said they are an intelligent breed and recommended getting her "puzzle toys." She loves this one! She loves to pull the squirrels through the holes. Plus, they squeak and are a great size for playing fetch, which she also loves. She seems like a chew monster to me, but I\'m guessing she\'s not as bad as other dogs. Some reviews say their dogs ripped this up, but not my Daisy. She does chew on it some and drag around the plush log, but so far no damage to it. I\'ve had this for a couple of weeks now and she uses it daily.'}]