I have two of these in the 4" size for my 22lb and 28lb shetland sheepdogs. Obviously, the mouth opening doesn't work for kibble, the kibble just easily dumps right out. Larger treats wedged in there are a little better but if the treats are easy to break apart with your hands, as soon as your dog chomps down on the toy those treats will break apart and fall right out. Super hard treats aren't as easy to remove but still they'll get them out in 5 minutes or so. I've also wedged dried sweet potato strips in there and the shelties only took a few minutes to get those out.
What this toy seems best at is smearing peanut butter or yogurt on the inside. Doing this is easy for me, you just squeeze the wide sides of the toy to make the mouth open wider (makes it easy to clean it out afterwards if you need to). Anyway, dogs do best with something smeared on the inside, they work at it for a good long while, and if you want to make it even longer lasting for them, smear the goodie stuff on the inside and stick the toy in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour. The hardened pb or yogurt really makes the dogs work longer at it.
I've owned these toys for a year and they're covered in puncture marks from the shelties chomping down on them, but they haven't torn off any chunks or anything like that. (They never tear at their toys... if your dog takes great joy in tearing something apart to get at the treat inside, this toy might not hold up well. It's not as durable as a Kong toy.)
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My two golden retrievers are pretty destructive with toys. I had purchased one of these in the smaller, 3 inch size, for my younger dog earlier this year when she was a pup. It lasted pretty well, but was finally doomed by sharp puppy teeth gnawing off the edges of the mouth opening trying to get at the peanut butter I smeared inside the "mouth". Chunks of the "lips" were missing so it went into the trash. Both dogs had enjoyed the toy so I tried to find another locally, but no luck.
When Amazon recently started carrying them I ordered another, this time in the larger size. So far, so good. The 4" size has the added benefit of being large enough to put a small dog biscuit inside for a little variety instead of peanut butter all the time.
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My dog really enjoys playing with this toy. It took him a few days to figure out how to get the treats, but now he can do it. This toy will keep him busy for a while which I love. I like the divider in it so I can put 2 different kinds of treats in it too.
The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because it already has tons of teeth marks and cracks and I've only had it for 2 weeks! But that also means it's getting a lot of use. I might just have to buy a second one soon.
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My bull terrier Sugar lives for these toys, she doesn't go anywhere without one, so when she lost one of them I had to order another one. I'm probably going to order another one or two for Christmas for her. They're very durable, she's a VERY strong dog and she plays with it for hours! Definitely a great toy!
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I bought one of these toys for my Newfoundland dogs who can chew through just about anything and this has been the best $ I've spent yet on a toy. They absolutely love it and it withstands all the rough treatment they give it. They chew on it, bounce it, play keep away with it and entertain themselves for long periods of time trying to get the various treats I put into it back out of it. I was glad to find more on Amazon because the store I originally bought mine from, no longer carries them and I want to give them as gifts.
