Outward Hound Nina Ottosson Dog Brick Interactive Treat Puzzle Dog Toy, Intermediate
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- BOREDOM BUSTER INTERACTIVE DOG TOY: As one of our most popular intermediate level 2 designs, the Dog Brick interactive puzzle includes additional obstacles and combinations of steps that will keep your dog focused and mentally-stimulated as they search and sniff out the tasty treats!
- FLIP, LIFT, & SLIDE TO HIDE TREATS: The Nina Ottosson Dog Brick comes with 3 types of treat hiding compartments to test your furry' friends skills! Flip lid compartments open and slide to reveal two separate treat hiding spots while removable brick bones conceal the third hidden compartments in this puzzle dog toy.
- ENCOURAGES POSITIVE PLAY HABITS: This fun and rewarding puzzle is great for reducing anxious dog behavior and redirecting destructive behavior.
- BPA, PVC & PHTHALATE-FREE: Nina Ottosson by Outward Hound interactive treat dog puzzles are designed with your pet's health in mind from food safe materials that you can trust with your dog. Easy to clean with warm water and soap between uses.
- PLAY IT SAFE: No toy is indestructible. Do not leave toys with unsupervised pets. Remove and replace toy if damaged.
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Boredom Relief / Mental Exercise. The media could not be loaded. 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.I’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.The 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.This 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.Pros:Good introduction to puzzle toysDurable But requires training to prevent dogs from chewing the pieces upLightweightEasy to set upCons:Noisy if your dog manhandles itMoves all over the floorSlobber can make the pieces difficult to handle (or just gross)Takes a little time to set upSupervision neededVideo is the boy on his 3rd attempt. He has a listening problem – he can’t hear “sit” when he doesn’t want to. 😀 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.
Nice mental exercise, but. I have 3 dogs in my house that I think encompass the range of play that this toy brings.The husky is a five-year-old dog who used this toy exactly like you expected. Once we showed him the sliding pieces and how the locks worked he fully enjoyed and worked the toy as intended.One-year-old Aussie pup who was not – I’m going to say compatible – with this toy. We did the same instructions as with the husky, but other than the ‘freebie’ he only opened one other. He ended up just sitting next to it and guarding it against the other dogs.We tried only locking every other lock. We tried unlocking every single one – he still didn’t ‘get’ it.The odd thing about this though, is we have harder mental toys than this one and he can complete those. A lot more slots with a lot more ‘must do x,y,z to get 1,2,3’ which I found interesting.The last is our 7-year-old Aussie. This one…this one we nicknamed Hulk because he just brute forces everything. He starts by scratching the top of the toy to force open everything. He then will take a white lock in his mouth and pick it up so it is hanging vertically. This is where he worked the system.If he dangles it right – where the teal pieces pull away from the frame – the treats just fall out and he eats his fill.The flaw of this toy is, locked or unlocked, if you tip it on its side right (or completely flip it over) the treats just tumble right out.Even with his hardcore scratching across the top – the plastic has held its shape. There are no tooth marks on the white locks. We had one of the white pieces get pulled out but was easy to install. I don’t know about the teal pieces if they pop off; although this company is pretty good at making it easy to reassemble if your pet is a destroyer.I do recommend this toy – if your dog isn’t one to pick it up and chuck it around. The older Aussie is not a ‘thrasher’ either so I can’t really use that as a precursor of compatibility.The pictures show the dog’s workaround and the variety of mental toys we have for our pack.
Either I got a very smart dog or this is too simple (level 2 for 12 weeks puppy). I got this to keep my puppy busy, interested, and mainly mentally busy and tired so she would not want to chew us or other things.I got intermediate level, already overestimating my 12-week puppy’s capabilities. As usual, the Amazon package arrived swiftly but it was without a brown Amazon box. I read the new policy/ change to save waste (which I support). But it has no plastic warp on the inside product itself, which got me suspicious of being a used product, but gave it a rinse and wipe and gave treats to my pup inside. She saw it and was very excited. I don’t know for what but she was excited and somewhat expecting what it is. I gave them treats inside and covered all the pockets and she solved and ate all in an instant. Either my cutest puppy is too smart or this product is TOO SIMPLE. I will go the latter as I have seen her chasing her tail and tripping over her own foot.Pros:1. Sturdy and well-built product. Size is good.2. The material seems safe and sturdy. The colors are nice to keep the dog/ pup interested3. doesn’t skid much on the floor4. The flat bottom prevent dog from carrying and swig it aroundCons:1. Just too easy to solve. Keeps pups busy for a short bit you have to refill soon. PURPOSE NOT SOLVEDI will be upgrading a level or two in a few weeks. Maybe I baby is a genius infact
Totally worth it. I have a very busy pup who needs something to entertain her when she isn’t sleeping so I started looking and trying products. After several fails, this one set! The center spinner is still a mystery to both my dogs but it is still plenty worth every cent. My pup spends about 20 min or so on it and my older girl won’t leave until every, single, piece is found. Its great! My only criticism is that because the center spinner is difficult to move, they tend to try and bite the sliding holder off the board. So there are deer teeth marks and chunks out of them. I just keep an eye on the girls while they are using it and when they start to bite, I help them out. Those things could be made stronger. Thats it!
Dog loves it. I have a very, very energetic and smart dog who needs lots of mental stimulation . He was recovering from an Illness and in 120 degree heat we don’t have the greatest chances to go outside, thus a bored dog. I got him another doggy puzzle that work, but he figured out in a few seconds. This one is great! He loves it and gets excited when he sees me pull it out. It took him a bit to figure out at first- now he can do it in a minute or so. But it worked like a charm for a mental stimulation while recovering from illness. I recommend!Note- he is an aggressive chewer, this thing will not stand a chance. The red covers are made to pop on and off so it won’t break, but he took one and demolished the thing in a few bites. Do not leave alone with a high chewer dog
A little tricky. My 9 month old mixed breed pup loves pur new ‘ditch the bowl’ feeding. We hide food in boxes, muffin cups with Dixie cups over, homemade toys so I got 2 of these products. The first was an intermediate which both the pup and my 6 year old Wheaton had no trouble with. This one, the pull handles sometimes stick for me and sometimes she will get pull one out only to accidentally push it back in while going for the next one. The older dog….forget about it…unless I open all the handles and she just has to slide them. I would give this 3 1/2 stars if I could. It may be a frustrating toy depending on your dog and their dexterity.
Lots of Interactive Fun. We love this puzzle! My Great Pry mix was really stumped by a larger, similar puzzle with much larger bones! I got him at 18 months as a runaway stray that was somehow very well trained and socialized. He’s a VERY gentle, sensitive dog and hardly used his teeth for anything other than eating. He didn’t know how to play catch, tug, do puzzles – nothing. That was about the 4th or 5th puzzle feeder and he could not think to bite the bones to pick them up. Neither would he paw at them. Only nudge with his nose. If I didn’t place them loosely, his food would never get eaten. I finally bought him this brick puzzle to thy to get him to bite the smaller bone and he did! Then a few days later I bought the bigger one back out and after a few tries my plan worked! So now he has two great interactive puzzles.This puzzle is on the smaller side for my dog, classified as large, bordering on XL at 65+ pounds. Can’t get a meal in there for him, so I use it for treats. There are four hiding spots, which I love. The flaps do snap off, so if your dog is an aggressive eater, it may not be for them. BUT they do snap right back on very easily. All in all, they packed a lot of thinking into this puzzle at a great price. Definitely would recommend.
Borderline advanced – but great puzzle toy for my superchewers. My dogs are familiar with puzzle toys, and we have 3 other puzzle toys ranging from beginner-advanced. My dogs are both super chewers, so I enjoy these sturdier toys as opposed to the felt mats since they’ll rip the felt mats to shreds in a matter of minutes. I got the tornado toy which is marked as Level 2 – Intermediate, but I’d actually say that this toy is pretty advanced to start. The actual spinning of the toy is pretty easy, but it took forever for my dog to figure out how to get the bones out! Even know my dog doesn’t know how to paw the bone off, he just flips the mat upside down and flips it back so the bones get knocked off xD I only started off with 1 bone while my dog got the hang of it, but the toy does get more advanced if you use all the bones (I’d recommend 1 bone per level.) I’ve had it for a few weeks and the actual tornado toy is still in great shape, but my dog does chew on the bones (probably for revenge) so they are a bit misshapen at this point.
Excellent Puzzle. I bought three dog puzzles (Level 3 & 4) from different makers off of Amazon at the same time and this one is by far the best. It’s actually challenging and 5 minutes in my dog is still trying to work out the puzzle. The other two he completed in less than three minutes.I highly recommend the Nina Ottoson for Outward Hound puzzles. High quality product, well-constructed, and actually mentally stimulating and engaging for my pup. Worth every penny!
Decent Puzzle for cats too. The media could not be loaded. We wanted to find a good budget puzzle for our fur baby to gauge his interest. This puzzle (while marketed for pups) fit the bill. It’s a decent size, has multiple openings with smooth swivels and stays relatively in place while in use. The openings are large enough to accommodate treats or small amounts of wet food or lick treats, yet not overly deep. It’s made of durable material that is easy to clean. Our Loki enjoys opening a few slots, running off to play and coming back later for more puzzle action. If he’s ambitious he can have it cleared out in 10 minutes flat…so I would definitely say any cat could easily play this puzzle successfully. All in all, it’s a good purchase that we will definitely keep in his toy rotation. If you’re in the market for a decent, budget friendly food puzzle for your feline friend…this certainly is worth considering.