Pet ZoneIQ Treat Ball Dog Treat Dispenser Toy Ball Interactive Toy - 4" Stimulation, Slow Feeder

The media could not be loaded. 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!

My Beagle puppy went bananas for this toy. First, he kind of gave up when no treats came out but after he figured it out, he went to town. It keeps his brain occupied and tires him out which is exactly what we wanted. This puppy has high energy :)

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.