Interactive pet activity toys & treat puzzle games. Keep your pet occupied and mentally stimulated.
The first time I put it down neither of the girls were sure what to do with it. They kind of looked at it for a while and walked away. I called them back over and showed them the kibble pieces under the dog bone shaped bricks. It took Indiana a while but she figure out how to move the bricks with her paws. Once she gets them loose with her paws she can move them over with her nose. Davinia isn’t so keen on all the works just to get a few pieces of food so while she can move the bone shaped bricks she really isn’t interested in that.
I was so excited when a second package came in the mail for them with another type of treat puzzle that I could keep the bricks out and she could just move the tiles with her nose. Since there are tiles on both sides of the board she gets a little confused with why she can only move them from one side at a time but she ate her whole breakfast this morning using the puzzle. I did have to move some of the tiles for her but she was wagging her tail and happy.
Indiana was happy this morning as well eating her whole breakfast from the puzzle. She is sort of like a bull in a china shop so it is a good thing theses are made from sturdy plastic because she paws at the bone shaped bricks until they move or flip over. She kind of throws them all over the floor around her and I have to clean them up as she goes because it scares her to step on one of the bricks. I am not sure why she doesn’t use her mouth to lift the bricks out but neither of the girls will. Other dogs I have seen use their mouth to lift the bars out.
I know I am not going to use the puzzles for every meal every day but it is a great way to switch things up once in a while or for them to get their treats for the day. For Davinia she takes enough time to eat so the puzzle for her was just as an enrichment game but she isn’t all that interested in figuring it out. Indiana as I said had fun eating her whole meal out of it this morning which means she had to move each brick twice and she was willing to do it.
Here’s a video of them eating a few treats together.
I am so glad you did a review of these. I have been eying them for quite a while for Dakota. Shelties are an extremely bright breed (aren't they all? But seriously Shelties are 6th out of 100 on the intelligence scale) and I know we need to challenge him more.
This is something I definitely have on my “wish list” for when I am able to purchase them.
Thanks again!
I have to get some of these for Spike. We got some from Kyjen that don't seem to be challenging enough for him. He moves the pieces and gets through them in about 5 minutes and then looks at me like “Next?”
Dru, like Davinia, does not want to work for her food. She feels we should bring it to her on a silver platter.
I would really like to try one of those out on Minnie. She seems to need a lot of mental stimulation!
I have the dog brick and my Dobi loves it. Even the cat gets involved. Great stuff.
Great challenge! And I love a challenge!
It just takes a very complicated set of circumstances to stimulate me. Just sayin.
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I never saw those before, thanks for the review and the video! I need to look into something like that for my four….okay only two of them would do the work while the other two looked at me like “yeah right” but still…
From the reviews I've seen of these toys, they really vary in difficulty and are approached very differently by different dogs. These toys are very expensive to purchase if you don't know if your dog will like them.
So I keep commenting that someone should start a dog toy rental business (like people rent prom gowns. yeah, really!). You pay a fee and get the toy for a couple of weeks. If your dog likes it, you can buy the toy for a discounted price. If they don't (or just need a different challenge) you can order a new toy to rent.
Any doggie entrepreneurs out there? I'd be your first customer.
I'd like to try some of those on my gang and see the different reactions.