Outward Hound Hide N' Slide Treat Dispensing Brain & Exercise Game For Dogs By Nina Ottosson, Wood

This is a very fun product for our retriever. She is very smart so I knew she would be able to figure it out within minutes. But I still wanted to give her something to make her eat slower (even slow bowl wasnt much useful). Also encourages her to use her nose more which is mentally stimulating so helps in her anxiety. Also she is picky eater and would rather have nothing if not human food. So its a fun way for her to eat and self reward rather than boring bowl. But we have to keep it rotational as giving every meal in this would bore her quickly.

My dogs are all indies and very smart. They could figure this out in couple of minutes but it was engaging for them. I will try to collect other puzzles from the same brand

My pup cracks it in seconds. Could work as reward, but not as a brain game

Bought for her Birthday as a gift she loves it and really enjoys the puzzle. A must have for mind simulation activity. Overall excellent!

Fun toy

Good quality build. Entertains my dog. It was her first puzzle and She figured it out pretty quick. It keeps her busy only a few minutes but she really likes it. My main trouble was initially finding treats that were small enough for the holes.

Pensavo che il mio cane lo avrebbe trovato difficile, invece ha capito rapidamente come fare per raggiungere i premi. Va detto che aveva già fatto esperienza con altri giochi simili, anche se più semplici e ovviamente ogni cane ha capacità differenti, quindi quello che per uno è semplice può essere complicato per un altro. Comunque il gioco in sé è ben fatto: i pezzi non si staccano ed è robusto.

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Pensamos que iba a tener un poco más de rato entretenido al perro, pero a pesar de ser un cachorro de menos de 3 meses encuentra todo demasiado rapido. Las compuertas y bloques apenas tienen rigidez y no se bloquean unas a otras. Tendremos que buscar algún modelo más complejo.

I was looking for an interactive toy that would be a challenge for a bright miniature schnauzer, and this is perfect for him. Unlike other options there aren’t any separate pieces, and the swinging flaps and push columns are well designed and have just the right level of sturdiness to them. There are multiple options of how to use this product: 1. Put food under the flaps in the indented hole, with the column pushed away to the far end of the section. 2. Put food under the flaps in the indented hole, with the column pushed next to the flap so that it fits into the cut-out space on the flap. 3. Turn the flap so that it is not covering the indented circle. Put the food inside the column and push it to the far end of the section away from the flap. 4. Turn the flap so that it is covering the indented hole. Put the food inside the column and push it to the far end of the section away from the flap. We worked through each of the above steps, taking a week to go up to step 4. Now we employ a variety of these steps during each round as it keeps it interesting. We’ve found it really important to have some easy wins for our dog each round so that he doesn’t get frustrated by having to do multiple things to get a piece of food. It took a few days to get him to use just his nose rather than his paws or teeth to move the flaps and columns, but this has paid off and means that it hasn’t got claw or teeth marks all over it and makes for a calmer session too. To start with we found it useful to put the pieces of food in in front of him so that he knew where they were, and he needed to be shown how it works as he’s never used anything like this. It’s been great to watch as he uses his nose more, and he’s got very good at pushing the columns from one end to another. The design of the middle three sections really challenges our dog as the middle flap won’t move if both columns are either side of it, we’re working on this next. This product is good value for money as we use it every evening and do 2+ rounds of it, which really mentally tires out our dog, and he really loves doing it. We use small sections of Pawsley Good Boy strips or small kibble as food for this product, which works very well. Even after using it every day for a month he’s yet to master this product with intended perfection every time. I’m hoping to progress onto level 3 in the next 6-12 months. Also, I’m so pleased to have this product to combine with a shorter walk on horrible weather days.