Nina Ottosson by Outward Hound Dog Worker Green Interactive Treat Puzzle Dog Toy
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' So many are complaining that the bones got chewed up. That\'s because the dog has to be taught that the bone isn\'t the prize, the item held within is. They don\'t reason like we do and anything to a dog is a chewable item. I made the same mistake with my 8-yr old hyper-but-uber-smart Spitz / Husky mix. When he was a puppy I didn\'t know even a portion of what I do now and he tore up a great number of toys as a result.\n\nI\'m starting fresh with a new pound puppy. My 10-month old took off with the bones initially and tried to chew them. I removed them from her and redirected her to the real treasure. After the 2nd round of training she started ignoring the bones and going for the real treat. She now takes her meals in this or her Kong Wobbler. I still have to watch because as I was typing this she finished the game and got bored waiting for me so proceeded to chew up one of the bones.\n\nThe 8-yr old owned this in no time. His first time with it he put his paw on the center to hold it in place, then picked up the bones, tossed them to the side and reaped his rewards. He was considerably more slobbery than the girl, so do be aware that these things can get slimed. I\'m using other toys with him due to the goo factor, and to offer him more of a challenge since this was far too easy for him.\n\nThis has been a great relief for boredom for the 10-month old. She cracked her foot on our patio when the two dogs were running full speed ahead in the yard, resulting in a toe fracture. I am to keep this puppy on limited activity for 4 - 6 weeks so I\'m learning all sorts of new tricks to keep her mind active to make up for the lack of physical exertion. Now that she\'s able to put weight on the foot this toy, the Kong Wobbler, and a plush toy with holes to pull smaller plushes from are helping me do just that.\n\nPros:\nGood introduction to puzzle toys\nDurable But requires training to prevent dogs from chewing the pieces up\nLightweight\nEasy to set up\n\nCons:\nNoisy if your dog manhandles it\nMoves all over the floor\nSlobber can make the pieces difficult to handle (or just gross)\nTakes a little time to set up\nSupervision needed\n\nVideo is the boy on his 3rd attempt. He has a listening problem - he can\'t hear "sit" when he doesn\'t want to. :D I have to send him to the crate because he has resource guarding issues I\'ve never been successful at training out of him so to keep things civil I send him away from the game before I refill. If that one piece hadn\'t escaped, breaking his concentration, he would have finished up pretty darn quick. The girl is less elegant in her execution.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Best purchase I’ve ever made on a dog toy. My 11 year old 75lb lab mix loves it. He can solve it within a couple of minutes but it’s very stimulating to him. Even when it’s empty he will go over and play with it.\n\nThis product is durable but if you have a destructive dog, it might not last. That being said, my dog is rough on it and it’s held up well.\n\nI use tiny trainer treats which allows me to give him the puzzle multiple times a day since he’s a large dog.\n\nDon’t forget to put treats in the holes on the knobs. My dog figured out that if he slides the knob a couple of times, another treat magically appears.\n\nCan’t wait to get him the level 3 version of this game. This is great for my dog since he has a heart condition that limits his walks and play time. He could do this all day. This puzzle makes him super happy. Highly recommend it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I bought it for my bunny, he loves it!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' This is awesome! My border collie’s level of intelligence is a part time job for me. He requires engagement and he figures out everything fast. This puzzle took him a good hour and a half to figure out the first time and every time after that, he sits with this for about an hour. He’s really calm (which he’s normally not) and concentrated with it, methodically moving pieces. I ordered a second, different puzzle a day after we received this first one. It’s easy to clean because the sliding tiles just pop right off but I’ve just been using his regular kibble in it so it hasn’t hardly gotten dirty at all.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My dog (10yo 17lb Jack Russell/poodle mix, light chewer, food motivated, smart enough to figure out kitchen cabinets) is a huge fan of every food puzzle I have gotten him, because, well, food! This one has kept his interest even after he figured out how to solve it, because now I only put kibbles in some of the compartments so he has to sniff out the right ones to open.\n\nI set some ground rules for puzzles like this, and the dog figured them out quickly with consistent enforcement:\n\n1) The puzzle starts when I say "all right", and not a moment sooner (so I can fill puzzles where he can watch me doing it). If he tries to go for the puzzle before I give him the go-ahead, he gets physically blocked and told to "stay" (he knows stay).\n\n2) No tipping the puzzle. If he tries to flip or tip any of these puzzle boards I immediately pick it up and keep it out of his reach for five minutes.\n\n3) No chewing the puzzle. All removable parts of the puzzle are picked up as soon as he removes them. Mouthing the puzzle and using teeth to pick pieces up is okay, but if he tries to settle down for a chewing session with a piece, both the piece and the puzzle are picked up for five minutes. (He always has rubber toys and nylon bones available to him.)\n\nAfter he has revealed almost all of the compartments (I don\'t count or pay close attention now that he plays with puzzles gently), I say "all done!", flip the puzzle upside down and shake to make sure it is emptied (usually one or two stray bits of food or treat fall out and are promptly eaten), and put it away out of reach.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I\'ve been using this toy wrong all along! It is actually pretty challenging for the dog if you know how to fill it. You can put the treats through the holes in the knobs, and when the dog pushes the knob over the round dents, the treat will fall in. So this is actually a multi-step puzzle:\nStep 1: push the "wings" out of the way\nStep 2: push the knobs over the dent, so the treat will fall into the dent\nStep 3: push the knob back to its original position, so it no longer blocks the dent.\nStep 4: fish out the treat\nStep 5: repeat 7 times, because that\'s how many knobs there are.\nOccasionally a neighboring wing will also get in the way of trying to move one of the knobs, which adds the extra challenge of figuring out why the knob isn\'t moving, and solving that problem!\nIt\'s great!\nEdit: We\'ve now upgraded to the level 3 difficulty. I wasn\'t sure if it was even possible for a dog to figure out something this complex, rather than just moving pieces at random until the food comes out. It took her about half a year to get this good, but now one of my dogs can empty the entire puzzle within less than a minute. (This is not a fault of the puzzle, it\'s just that she\'s apparently a genius!) She knows exactly that she needs to turn the center wheel first, so that the knob can be moved over the hole to make the treat fall out. She does it very methodically now; you can watch the video if you want to be impressed! She figured this out all on her own, I never showed her any of this. My other dog has been using this puzzle for the same amount of time, and he\'s still at the "beat it up until treats randomly become visible" stage. Seems he\'s less intelligent.\nI am very happy with these toys. I\'ve already recommended them to a few people who asked me about them.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " I actually bought this toy for my dog based on the bad reviews believe it or not. They were so horrifying that they would allow their dog's unsupervised while playing with this toy. There is nothing wrong with this toy, only what is wrong with some pet owners that should not be allowed to have a dog or pet.\n\nThey complained that their dog chewed the toy, unsupervised mind you, and complained that it did not hold up, or it hurt their dog's gums. For whatever reason, they seemed very confused, and I'm saying this in a nice way, or Amazon won't post my review. It's NOT a chew toy PEOPLE, nor does it say that anywhere, or indicate that it is.\n\nWhat is does do is achieve enrichment by making a dog's brain work, and once he is done with the toy, you clean it and put it away. You don't leave the toy with a dog unsupervised. This seems common sense, like not leaving 5-year child unsupervised, but...? Even chew toys have a warning to not leave a dog unsupervised. I'm here to say that those negative reviews are shameful, and I'd be embarrassed to tell other people that I'm not a good dog parent.\n\nThis is a terrific toy that my 6-year-old 5 lb. Yorkie loved. This is obviously great for anyone with small dogs as you can seem with accompanying video I took of my dog. The lids don't snap shut so they are easy to open with their nose. His biggest problem was the bones believe it or not. LOL I think he's small so he doesn't want to mouth them, and not sure how to get them out of the way. The other thing is the containers even slide to expose more hiding places, which I didn't know when buying this. I may have to upgrade to level 3 if my dog Darko gets too good at doing this one. LOL"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': " Cute toy. I was afraid it was going to be too small for my Boxer/Lab mix (75lbs) but it was okay. Wouldn't be appropriate for anything bigger.\nTo introduce her to the concept, I put a small treat under 2 of the white bones and inside 2 of the red boxes. I tried to show her how it worked, but she wasn't interested. She came back to check it out a few minutes later on her own. She figured out how to remove the white bones and open and close the red boxes in just a few seconds\nNot sure how long this puzzle toy will keep her entertained, but I'm hoping for at least a little peace in the evenings.\nAs for quality, it is of sturdy plastic. The lids don't stay shut on the red boxes and the white bones don't fit into their spots as well as they should."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "I got this toy for my 6 month old Boxer mix. I hadn't realized she was such a genius! She had it figured out, with all drawers locked, in under ten minutes! Not to spoil the fun, but the trick is to pick it up by a drawer handle and shake the whole contraption roughly for a second or two, followed by bashing it into the nearest wall repeatedly until the treat reservoirs are released. Once all of the goodies have been devoured, the rubber feet are easily removed, making marvelous, teeny, choking-hazard chew toys. Not only that, but with little effort the drawers can also be freed from their moorings and, fast as you can say Jack Robinson, masticated into unidentifiable orange plastic blobs. The dog casino is not completely without challenge, however; getting the bones into the locked position had me tearing out my hair. I'm giving this two stars under the gracious assumption that it would be suitable for a smaller, less rambunctious pooch."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' We don’t have a dog but we do love crows, which are some of the most intelligent animals in the world. We’ve been feeding our local crows for a while and I tried giving them a feeder ball. They like it so much I decided to get them some more complex entertainment. These puzzles are awesome. It figured out this level 2 puzzle in three tries. It can cheat with this model by using its long beak to access treats in compartments it hasn’t fully opened. I’m here to buy two more challenging puzzles. I may collect them all!'}]