Treat dispensing toys provide mental stimulation by engaging your dog’s natural chewing instincts. Furthermore, these toys provide physical exercise to combat boredom and anxiety in your pup.
This hard plastic toy features a durable construction that ensures it can withstand strong chewers, with an adjustable interior disc to customize difficulty as your pup becomes adept at treat-dispensing balls.
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IQ Treat Ball
Leia, our Maltipoo, loves working to earn her treats. When OurPets asked us to review their IQ Treat Ball, I knew she’d be eager to give it a try!
The IQ Treat Ball was thoughtfully created so you can customize its accessibility, making it easier or harder for your pup to reach any tempting treats you store inside this unique, roly-poly puzzle. Plus, its difficulty level can be tailored according to his or her ability.
EASY TO USE AND CLEAN: Simply load up your pet’s favorite dry treats or kibble into the IQ Treat Ball and watch as they roll it around to try and make their snacks fall out. Rinse in warm soapy water afterwards before drying off before using again; for best results always supervise play when possible. MENTALLY STIMULATE AND ACTIVATE YOUR DOG: This interactive food dispenser encourages slower active eating which reduces bloat while improving digestion; providing healthy exercise that prevents boredom anxiety or destructive behavior from developing.
KONG Stuff-A-Ball
A Kong filled with food paste is one of the best toys to stimulate and mentally challenge a dog, as well as being an excellent way to ease anxiety in pets, tire out hyperactive pups, and reduce problematic behaviors such as separation anxiety or aggression.
KONGs are durable toys designed to withstand multiple freeze cycles. To prolong playtime and provide more of a challenge, mix wet and dry food items within your Kong for even greater engagement!
An additional way the KONG can keep your pup engaged with it is through scent detection games. This activity is perfect for dogs with acute senses of smell and is an engaging way to train them to detect hidden objects like bacon and hotdogs in the yard or house and find their treasure before rewarding themselves with a taste.
PetSafe Twist ’n Treat
This fun saucer-shaped treat dispensing toy works great with both wet and dry food, featuring two parts that come together to form a flying-saucer shape, with adjustments available to tighten or loosen tighten to adjust how difficult it is for dogs to access their treats.
This toy features several “nicks”, or shallow semi-circles that create gaps for treats to escape (rather than them falling out all at once, which can be distressing to dogs). These nicks can also be adjusted so that treats don’t spill out when rolling and throwing around the toy.
As it’s relatively easy for dogs to grasp, this toy may be ideal for dogs that don’t like complex toys; or can be combined with puzzle toys to add additional mental stimulation. Plus, multiple sizes are available!
West Paw Stuff-A-Ball
This treat-dispensing puzzle toy serves as your dog’s own mini bowl, constructed of soft yet bouncy Zogoflex rubber for slow feeding dry or wet food and treats. Additionally, as is common with enrichment toys of this nature, this Zogoflex treat dispensing puzzle can also be filled with soft spreads (such as peanut butter) for an additional challenge for your pup!
Pet parents love this toy for its ability to dispensing treats while simultaneously encouraging dogs to sniff, roll, nuzzle and nuzzle to gain access. Ideal for smaller breeds or those less interested in chewing hard solid toys.
This flexible toy can be customized to your pup’s taste with natural chews such as cow tails or turkey tendons for a deliciously fun surprise, or with soft spread to extend a favorite bully stick or horsie stick. Available in many colors and sizes ranging from small to extra large sizes and even frozen to make its lifespan longer or add an additional challenge, this toy makes a wonderful plaything.
