Outward Hound by Nina Ottosson Activity Matz Fast Food Fun Plush Dog Puzzle Mat Dog Enrichment Dog Toy, Level 2 Intermediate, Multicolored

I don’t own a dog. I bought the Puppy Hide n’ Slide for my pair of pet rats. There are seven treat chambers in the puzzle, and you can set the level of challenge for each chamber. When we play, I set it up with a combination of challenge levels.Easiest is where a treat chamber is covered only by a piece that has to be swiveled to the side. Or you can cover the treat chamber with a little column that has to be slid aside. The rats figured out both of these challenges on their own fairly quickly.A slightly greater challenge is a two-step solution where the movement of the swiveling piece is restricted by the sliding column. The column has to be slid aside first, and then the swiveling piece can be moved. It took a little longer, but the rats figured this out on their own as well. Don’t hesitate to demonstrate a solution if your pet is getting frustrated.You can increase the challenge even further by having the swiveling piece restricted by the sliding column(s) of an adjacent chamber. I suspect this level of abstraction would be too difficult for a rat, but I might try that out sometime on a single chamber and see what happens. If you don’t pay careful attention to the positions of the sliding posts when you set up the puzzle, you might accidentally create this arrangement for one or more of the chambers.My rats have done no damage to the puzzle. I’ve never seen them even try to chew on the components, I suspect because it’s so much easier to just move the pieces than try to chew through them. But if you give them a really challenging configuration, like the one mentioned above, they might try to chew their way to the treat instead. As is the case for all toys like this one, keep an eye on your pets while they play with it.If you’re looking for an enrichment toy for pet rats, I happily recommend this one. It’s too big for even a large cage, so you’ll want to use it when you let the pets out for free roam.

I’ll try to keep this short. It’s plastic, so it’s not chew proof, but you should be keeping an eye on your dog with something like this anyway. I haven’t had it more than a few days, so I can’t speak for durability or longevity. One piece came off when he tried to pick it up, but it snapped back in easily.What I can speak for is: Bandit. The 9 month old puppy in the photo. He is a smart boy. He learned to plug our tub and turn the water on so he can play in it after he opens up the bathroom door. He has also figured out how to unscrew caps on bottles. So, as you can tell, we have our hands full.When he was 2 months old, we got him a snuffle mat and that was good for him until about 3 months ago. He gets tired of picking the food off it at times, picks it up and shakes all the food out. It’s irritating to say the least because at the same time, if he’s bored, he’ll fling his food bowl so he can pick the pieces up.He’s constantly looking for ways to work his little noggin and sniffer. This seems to be an excellent one.When I put it down, the first thing he tried to do was pick it up and shake the food out. It did not work. I only latched 2 of the things since it’s his first time, which was good for him. I debated on showing him how to use it, but that’s how he figured out how to truly unscrew a cap (he was curious about what I was doing. In hindsight, it was a dumb idea. I know. Some lessons are learned the hard way. Others are learned by cleaning juice and water off the floor.)I let him have at it and it took him a few minutes, but he got it. It seems to have been a good brain teaser because he is chilling now and not destroying my new-to-me house (built in 1951, but I digress). He’s been going crazy sniffing since we moved in a few days ago, but the novelty of the house seems to be wearing off.This toy seems to be a good way to keep him entertained and my house not destroyed.I would also like to note that he has never used a toy like this before. We have a tippy ball that spills food (which he has also learned to shake to get the food out faster). We have a snuffle mat and a licking mat. I use these when he turns into his supervillain alter ego, Destructo Boy. I’m excited to have a new tool to defeat Destructo Boy with and save the new tub from his antics. (I hope)I would also like to note that he now believes he had to eat his entire meal out of these toys.

This is probably my five month old pup's favorite toy. It shows. I've had it for about two weeks, but honestly it doesn't look much different now than it did after the first day. That first day I really thought I was going to have to replace it after the second. But somehow it's held up without getting too much worse for wear.It's durable in the sense it seems like it's difficult to break it. However it will show chew damage very quickly, and some of the trim can be chewed off with relative ease, which is a concern. I get that the softer plastic is probably better for their teeth, but man I would love to find one of these that can do that and be chew-proof. I'd buy a dozen.My pup is very smart and gets bored with most of her other toys pretty easily, but this has consistently held her attention for as long as the treats last. This is one of a very few things I can bust out (along with the peanut-butter-and-frozen-kibble Kong toy) that I know will ensure I can eat or work for a bit without her wanting to be a part of what I'm doing. I've seen her come up with a few different strategies for "solving" it--the obvious one, flipping it, and one where she's able to pick it up in her mouth by the edge and center hole and shake it. I added some extra complexity putting it in an open box that doesn't quite have enough room to really flip it over or get a good angle for picking it up by her mouth as I described.Like really, in spite of the damage I can't say enough good things about this toy. If anyone knows where I can find my magical chew-proof version I would probably pay a finder's fee. Only half kidding.

The media could not be loaded.  The video is our long haired chihuahua for size reference! She is about 4.5kg. Takes her about 10 minutes to get everything by herself and she loves it, she often makes it really obvious she wants us to fill it! Every day actually! She enjoys the actual game as it doesn’t need to be filled with treats only kibble. She’s getting a pro at it, I wish there was another one to move on to!About two weeks now of daily use and no marks at all, so for little dogs it’s perfect, as you can see in the video she’s not gentle with it, although she isn’t a destructive dog at all.

The media could not be loaded.  Have a smart Shiba Inu boy who loves these puzzle toys. This is one of the more complicated puzzles, but he was looking for a challenge anyway after finding the level 2 nina ottolson puzzle too easy.Even though now my dog's a pro at this puzzle, he doesn't get tired of it. He's constantly asking me to have food put into this puzzle so he can solve it. Great for smart puppers!

The media could not be loaded.  I am not using this foraging puzzle toy for dogs therefore cannot comment on its sturdiness or durability, budgies could never develop such strength as a dog could. However, it looks sturdy and the plastic is lightweight but appears to be very strong. All parts are moving easily that even a small bird can push and pull with its beak and successfully use this toy for the purpose it was built. It looks easy to clean as well. I would definitely recommend this puzzle toy for any animal that can learn to use it.

The media could not be loaded.  Un puzzle parfait pour occuper le chien et le faire réfléchir un peu. Bon, il comprend vite et le fait en moins de 3 minutes maintenant, mais ça m'a été bien utile pour varier les jouer. Attention, ne pas le laisser seul avec, surtout au début, car il cherche à savoir comment ça fonctionne et réussi à détacher la plaque tournante.

Bought this intermediate level game for our 8 month springer to keep him interested and occupied. Little did we know that he would master it straightaway and complete the puzzle in a minute. But still despite all the treats being consumed he hopes more will appear somehow keeping him occupied until after 5 minute he thinks of chewing it.You place treats in the wells and use the slider and the flaps to hide it. Pup needs to move the slider and swing the flap before he gets access to the treat. Clever yet simple.We choose this as there are no removable parts. Well made. Need to get the harder ones though he my not have the patience for it as of yet plus has a tendency to chew or swallow any removable free part.Again nice game and depending on you pup could be mentally stimulating as stated on the box.