Outward Hound Hide A Raccoon Plush Dog Toy Puzzle

My son's yorkie poo stays at my place a lot, mostly because I take him to a nearby university campus, where, well-trained as he is, I can let him off-lead and chase squirrels to his heart's content. He is obsessed with squirrels now, so we thought this would be a fun Christmas toy for him. We followed the advice of other reviewers and supervised to try to delay the death of all the squirrels. We let him play with the tree trunk after he had rooted out all the squirrels and tried to kill them, as a dog will do. He loves the tree trunk -- so much so that he makes love to it every time we let him play with it. He is nearly five years old, and was neutered as a pup, and never was much for humping, but he goes after that tree trunk like a prisoner on a conjugal visit every time we set it out for him to play with. If we have guests, it's a floor show. He doesn't care. I'm not quite sure what to make of all this, but as long as it makes him happy . . . .

Our puppy lives to destroy. The name "Pirahna" would be more suitable for our 3 month old "Molly". This is a dog that eats the outside of our house. She eats rocks, the underbelly of chairs, wooden porches...nothing is safe. She is the godzilla of small towns made of dog toys. Every toy we have gotten her lays shredded in indistinguishable ruins with the exception of this one little Squirrel House. We made bets on how long it would last -- 15 seconds being the favorite choice. She doesn't waste time searching out the squirrels in the house. No, she just shakes the house with her head vigorously and the squirrels go flying. This is her favorite toy. She carries the squirrels around like they're her babies. Her favorite pull toy is the squirrel house and its held up better than any toy actually made to be a pulI toy. I really, really don't get it -- but this is the Samsonite of all dog toys. I'd write more but I just saw her go through the doggie door with my recipe book.

I don’t normally write reviews as I try to research as much as possible, but that is also by way of including you helpful people who DO write reviews. That said, after purchasing this toy I was sadly disappointed. I had purchased the wonderful!!! Hide a hedgehog toy from Outward hound and it is fantastic. Made of durable fire hose material it although not the same, has lasted the test of time. I love the concept of these toys. My soft- mouthed golden retriever needs to be stimulated and loves to play. I mention the soft mouth because she’s not an aggressive chewer, even at 7 months. Loves the hidey holes and pulling things in and out. I just got this today, and within two hours she had ripped out all the holes. It is not made of the durable fire house materials, rather just another plush toy easily annihilated.. I did contact the manufacturer to suggest they keep both the concepts of the toy but also stick with the same durable material. She said she would pass it along. I have so enjoyed watching and playing with my dog with the hedgehog toy and was hoping for the same, but they are not even close in quality. I thank all of you people who have shown me, shared with me and instructed me that it IS important to write reviews. Thank you

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  This little toy is so cute. I bought it for my 10 week old mini-dashchund, Layla. I am glad it is smaller than what I thought, because Layla is tiny herself. When I unwrapped it, she was getting excited. I put it on the floor, she gabbed it and took off wth it. Lol. She is enjoying it! Highly recommend this toy!

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This toy seems like a good idea at first and our dog absolutely loved it until we realized that she had started ripping out the arms, legs and tail of the squirrels and unknowingly ingesting the stuffing inside.The tail especially is full of thin strands of nylon or whatever synthetic material it is made of and your dog WILL ingest it.They go rough on these toys and chew it all day.We had to take her to the vet because these thin strands from the squirrels bunched up and got lodged in her throat.Its unbelievable that other dog owners are not noticing this.The build quality of this toy is cheap and a choke hazard.DO NOT BUY THIS. Find one that is made from a material that does not come apart.

We have a boxer mix pup that is wild and stubborn. I have bought her countless toys, bones, etc. She never really holds interest in any. Enter the squirrel log. I won't say she fell in love and plays for hours or anything extreme but she plays with it for a few mins here and there and goes back to it frequently. She generally destroys everything but instead nuzzles and loves on these little squirrels. I find them all over the house. We put them back in the log and she immediatly gets them out and carries them around again. This dog is generally unimpressed by all dog toys but actually plays with this one so this pup mama is impressed. For size reference we ordered the xl. The pup is currently 6 months, 35 lbs, roughly knee height. It is a good size for her.

I only bought this because of the high ratings and low price. As soon as I showed my dog the toy he went crazy. I hide the squirrels in the trunk and he loves shoving his snout in the opening and pulling the squirrels out. Maybe he feels like he's hunting, or perhaps it makes him feel like an apex predator, but he loves it, lol. I bought the small size for my 10lbs dog. The squirrels are just the right size and fit perfectly into his mouth. He has enjoyed countless hours with this toy and its almost time to buy a replacement. These toys will not last forever, it totally depends on your dog and how much of a chewer he/she is. My dog has destroyed the squirrels and I will gladly buy more. The toy lasted about 3-4 months, and I consider this normal since it's a plus toy, not a plastic bone. The squirrels have squeakers in them and trunk is hollow so you can stuff em inside. Definitely recommend!

This was a birthday present for my lab mix, turned 14. She has always been obsessed with squirrels in the park, but she is no longer as young as she used to be so she can’t sprint after them anymore (she can barely see them these days).Her face when she got this was pure joy; she finally has ALL THE SQUIRRELS!!! We throw a few small cookies down the log and she goes to town. She adores it! Thank you for a brilliant soft toy; it’s making this elderly squirrel chaser very happy!

Be careful, we bought this for our dog who left it out in the garden overnight only to discover that 3 chipmunks decided to use it as their home, they refused to let our dog have it back. If anyone knows Alvin, Simon or Theodore, tell them I’m not happy and that I’m looking for them with my chipmunk trap cage.

Our 3 year old Labradoodle (more poodle than Lab) is a "power chewer" - nothing escapes total destruction (unless she totally ignores it) so I was a little worried about buying this for her. I ordered the ginormous size to be on the safe side; it comes with 6 squirrels so enough for spares if some didn't make it to see another day (she gets through toys for strong chewers in a matter of minutes). We have been very controlled in introducing and playing this with her (we started with just 3 squirrels but she's worked her way up to 6) and she doesn't play with it on her own just in case, but oh how she loves it. So far we have focused on simply finding the squirrels with no need to load the tree trunk with treats. She has discovered the squeaks which fuels her play but she is also learning to 'give' and 'drop' (with treat rewards for safe delivery of squirrels); she is also learning to bring the tree back for re-filling. I don't doubt that, left to her own devices, this toy would be shredded extremely quickly; if your dog is so inclined, and if you don't have the time or desire to engage in managing their play then you might be disappointed with how long this item lasts. If you are happy to supervise/be involved in their play, then I'd highly recommend this toy.

Placed it on the floor with a few treats hidden at the bottom under the squirrels.... pups were totally disinterested... so I went out the room.... heard a few squeaks (squirrels, not dogs) and came back to find squirrels everywhere!!! The fact they squeak makes the dogs back off... then they come back doing an sas style crawl (dogs, not squirrels) for round two! My older girl rottie then picks up the whole thing and hides it when she’s decided she’s tired so no one can play any more.... 😬😬🐿🐿 Xx

My lab. has had it since he was 5 months old - he is now 1 year - and he absolutely loves it; it is definitely his favourite. He uses it for play by himself, to pick up and carry in his mouth when he’s excited greeting people arriving or coming down first thing in the morning, to nudge us into playing hide the squirrel with him (hide under pillows and squeak or stick your hand in the trunk and poke a squirrel out) - there are lots of ways to play. He did chew it at first, removed the cardboard base (but it still stands up so no problem) and tear it a bit, but it’s easy to repair and he doesn’t chew it any more. It gives him, and us, hours of pleasure. The best toy ever.