Pet Zone IQ Treat Ball Dog Treat Dispenser Toy Ball Interactive Toy – 4″ Stimulation, Slow Feeder
$12.29
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This IQ Ball is one of Pet Zone’s brain toys for dogs that provide a challenging way to dispense treats. Just fill the ball, select the adjustable difficulty level and let your dog roll and play with the ball to figure out how to get the tasty morsels inside. An interactive dog toy like this one rewards your dog for physical and mental activity, keeping them engaged, happy, and healthy. Not intended for toy breeds or aggressive chewers. For breeds 40 – 90 Lbs (Golden Retreiver, German Shepherd or similar breeds). Ensure dogs or cat’s jaw is larger than opening of treat ball.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 9.4 x 13.7 x 16.2 inches; 5.6 ounces
Item model number : 2550012660
Date First Available : October 28, 2014
Manufacturer : Pet Zone
ASIN : B00P0MK4UO
Best Sellers Rank: #7,691 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #125 in Dog Toy Balls
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Mentally Stimulating Toys for Dogs: Available in 4″ sizes, this dog treat ball dispenser keeps dogs mentally and physically active while they play. 4 inches for all dogs
Treat Dispensing Dog Toys: Your furry friend gets smarter as they play with this interactive dog toy, learning how to roll the ball to get dog treats to fall out. Adjust the desired difficulty level using the ball’s adjustable interior disc
Easy To Use And Clean: Our dog mental stimulation toys conveniently use your dog’s favorite dry treats or kibble. It is made from hard plastic that disassembles for easy cleaning. Rinse in warm soapy water and dry after use
Slower Healthier Feeding: This treat ball for dogs encourages slower active eating. This treat-dispensing interactive dog toy is a great alternative to slow feeder dog bowls, lick mats for dogs, and snuffle mat for dogs
Dog Toys for Boredom and Stimulating: This pet treat ball dispenser is designed to limit the amount of treats your dog gets while encouraging more extended playtime. Please Always Supervise Your Pet While In Use
9 reviews for Pet Zone IQ Treat Ball Dog Treat Dispenser Toy Ball Interactive Toy – 4″ Stimulation, Slow Feeder
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blackbird –
Yay for enrichment!
My cat is very demanding of attention, which 90% of the time is adorable but for the remaining 10% when I’m trying to work, it’s frustrating. He is incredibly food motivated, so I went looking for treat dispensers that he could interact with independently, and I really liked the look of the Pet Zone IQ. Now that I’ve used it: the way this treat ball is designed is fantastic. The ability to change the difficulty in seconds is great, and allowed me to quickly reduce the difficulty when our very first run wasn’t going well. When I first gave this toy to my cat I had two out of the three dividers in it (oops! I was overconfident), and it ended up being far too challenging for him. He would get very discouraged and give up, and then ask me to “fix it”. I took all of the dividers out so it’s just the ball itself to make it as easy as possible for him, and it’s now working exactly as I hoped. If your cat or dog gets discouraged I definitely recommend putting it on super easy mode and demonstrating a few successful rolls, it helped mine make the connection and then he was happy to bat it around without my help.For my cat, especially since I noticed that he prefers to bat the ball in a sideways motion that doesn’t produce the treats reliably, I’m probably not going to increase the difficulty for quite some time. The dispense rate varies a lot depending on which treats you use and how full the ball is. Sometimes, especially when there are only a few left, it can take upwards of 5 minutes for him to get the last few out. He’s given up twice without getting the final one, but by that point he’s been entertained for 10+ minutes so we’re all happy. When it’s pretty full, usually it will dispense one or two every minute or so, but in the video I attached he got lucky and had a double jackpot (lol). Smaller treats come out much easier than larger ones which has been a fun way to give him a few “easy wins” at the beginning with the smaller treats and then add in the larger ones so he has to work. He’s already gotten much better after a few runs and will play with it independently without seeking out my help anymore, which is what I was hoping for. Highly recommend!
Lizzy –
Buying for the second time
I can’t say enough good things about this product! We adopted a 4-year-old German Shepherd who has separation anxiety. Our vet recommended a food toy ball as one of the things to use to help him. Before we’re going somewhere, we put some kibble and treats into the toy, and we give it to him right before we leave. For us, his separation anxiety is worst in the first 20-30 mintues after we leave, and then he’s okay. This toy keeps him busy for just about that long, so his anxiety subsides while he’s using it. He does tend to lose interest in it after that, but by then he is not anxious about us being gome. He will sometime go back and play with it again later if there’s still food left in it. We started off by using none of the inserts, and then gradually added one at a time as he was learning how to use it.We bought the 4-inch ball for our 100-pound dog. Our dog usually rolls the toy with his nose, and he only picks it up in his mouth if it’s somewhere where he can’t easily roll it. He does not try to chew on this ball. That being said, after over 2 years of regular use (average of 4-5 days per week), today we noticed that a piece of the plastic chipped off. We don’t want to risk our dog swallowing plastic, so we’re buying him a new ball.
Donna T. –
Quality. As promised
Works good once together correctly. but difficult to put together each time. If not held n placed carefully it cones apart with play
tringle –
good idea, but poorly designed top half, flimsy
Poorly designed ; there’s no reason for top half to be made split into 2 pieces that easily come apart from each other ; should have been made as a half sphere just like bottom half which screws together with top half.Received order with 3 new “IQ Activity” type of dog toys yesterday & was excited for my dog to try this one out first, since she has had a similar type ball that she liked. Within 10 to 15 minutes of her playing with this ball it had come apart because of the poorly designed top piece that separates in half so easily. So, then my dog was able to remove the the inner piece between the top & bottom, chew on it, & all the kibble spilled out.I gave it 2 stars because the idea is good of having a center piece with holes that don’t line up with outside hole of ball, so dog has to roll ball around/play with it to get kibble to come out. But, the construction of that top half ruins it.3 DAYS LATER :I’m revising to 3 stars. After trying it out again, I realized that when you screw the bottom half onto the top you have to make sure you turn it VERY hard – even after you think it is screwed on well if you try turning more extra hard you can perhaps get it tomove/turn/screw on a tiny bit more. That helps make that the top a little more secure.So now, my dog has been able to bat the ball around on the floor & get it to dispense the treats like it should without falling apart. But, after a little while she just picks the ball up in her mouth & carries it back to her bed & just keeps holding & chewing it from the hole as a starting point, turning the ball upside down & shaking it around until she can get more treats out (rather than running around after it). HOWEVER, now that it is screwed on harder, she is not getting it to come apart like she did so readily that first time. (Plus, now I am taking it away from her & putting it back out on the floor once she carries it back to her bed & starts chewing on it. But she just picks it up in her mouth & carries it back to her bed again),By the way, she is only a small 26-lb. dog, & is not a big chewer – she does not usually chew things, even bones/chew treats/chew toys. She just is trying to get at those treats the lazier easier way than batting the ball around. And the ball is too small since she can just pick it up in her mouth & carry it even though she is not a big dog.
Francisco –
El pedido llegó en menos de 24 horas. La calidad del producto es buena, mi perro suele destruir todos sus juguetes, sin embargo éste ha resistido bastante. Si bien cuando lo dejas caer de unos 40 cm al piso se abre, hay que enseñarle al perro como jugar (enseñarle que debe rodarlo para que tire los premios) de lo contrario intentará romperlo (como hizo mi perro al inicio) y terminará rompiendo el plástico. Por parte de mi mascota, la ha entretenido bastante lo cual llega a ser un alivio para los dueños (yo). En resumen la calidad del producto/entrega vs costo ($99 pesos) es bastante rentable.
Jim Chan –
Don’t know why my chihuahua scared to play with it.
Amazon Customer –
تم الاستلام. جيدة مطابقة للوصف. انصح بالمنتج والبائع.
Michelle StC –
I purchased the 3 inch version and my dog loves it. Need to cut treats up small otherwise it would be super challenging for the treats to be dispensed. It’s a little tricky to put together but that’s the nature of having multiple layers.
michelle –
It took my dog a minute to figure out which is great. However, the material makes a lot of noise on wooden floors (not great for japan apartments) and the material is not durable. My dog broke it on day three and pieces of the plastic shattered.. meaning not safe, either. Thumbs down for a great concept.