Features:

  • Fill with your dog’s favorite treats, promoting active and healthy feeding
  • Adjustable feeding difficulty levels continue to challenge your dog as they learn
  • As your dog plays and the rolls the ball, treats will fall out to reward them for being active
  • Twists apart for easy cleaning
  • Ideal for small to medium sized dogs (colors may vary)
We love these

These are so much fun. My dogs liked the first ball so much that I bought a second one so they could each have their own to chase around. I fill these up with training treats or just tear bigger treats into small enough pieces to pass through the opening. I took the white middle piece out of both balls to make it easier for my dogs. They both go wild over them which is nice because my dogs have very different energy levels. My 8 month old puppy chases this thing from room to room, while my 12 year old dog ia content to nudge it around the living room until empty. My pup can get rough enough on it that he can get it to unscrew and open after a while... But thats if I'm diatracted ad have let him play for too long. My 12 year old dog had never used a toy like this and picked up the concept within a few uses. It's so nice to give them something stimulating that gives me a break from entertaining.

They finally 'got' it! (and so did I lol)

Our chihuahuas just don't 'get' it. I think the problem is that they aren't getting rewarded quickly enough to keep their attention and connect 'roll the ball' with 'get a treat'... even on the easiest setting. I've noticed that the treats dispense when the ball is rolled faster than they roll it, so maybe it just isn't the best option for toy breeds. I'm giving it 4 stars because the ball is well-made, has multiple difficulty settings, and is fairly easy to clean. It may not be ideal for the smallest dogs, but I could just have 2 below-average achievers. Update: I have had this for MONTHS, yet I just realized that I can close the inner 'hole' so that the treats are easier to dispense. This is the ideal beginner setting because it gives easy reward. Once they realize that rolling the ball gives them a treat, I'll try opening the 2nd hole to give more of a challenge. If your dog is having a hard time with this, make sure you're using it on the easiest setting. This made all of the difference for us.

My puppy lost her sanity. I got mine back.

I have a 10 week old Finnish Lapphund puppy. She's food driven, insanely smart, and incredibly energetic. I could take her on a 60-minute walk and she'd still be ready to go for another hour. She learns very quickly, has a stubborn streak, and can shred through a bowl of kibble in about 2 seconds flat. I tried everything to get her thinking, tire her out, and slow down her eating a bit. We practice sit-down-stay-spin-leave it with her entire bowl of kibble morning and night and she looks at me like "is this the hardest thing you have for me" as she breezes through the commands. AT 10 WEEKS OLD! A stuffed Kong is empty in 3 minutes. A Kong stuffed with anything frozen is just plain boring and forgotten in 5 minutes. A stuffed barnacle is fun until it's empty, which is about 10 minutes, and then she looks at me like "OK what's next." Then there's this treat ball. This thing actually interests her and keeps her busy. I wouldn't say it's an "IQ" toy. It's more like a spin-me-a-million-times-before-I-give-up-a-single-treat toy, which is so much better. My little thinker can't think her way through this one. She just frustratedly punts it around the house like David Beckham until it gives up a tasty treat, and then repeats until it's empty. The opening has a thickened edge that protrudes into the ball so it makes it more difficult for a treat to fall out. Then, you have the adjustable white plastic barrier that you can put inside it to make it various degrees of more difficult to get food out of it. Basically, it will work your dog to the very core in every good way you can possibly imagine. My little nightmare spends a good 30 with this ball and, like the angel I know she isn't, she's off to her crate for some chew toy action and a solid all-day nap. I want to meet the person who created this toy so I can glee-cry into their shoulder in a loving embrace for giving me even 5 uninterrupted minutes to take a shower every day.

Too loud? Cover with a sock! It's a great food puzzle!

Great product - easy to clean, and can accommodate different sizes and types of kibble/treats. If you have hardwood floors and you find the ball too loud, you can take an old sock, stretch it over the ball, and cut off the excess, allowing for the food to go through the hole. It also makes the ball easier for dogs to grab, so if it gets stuck in a corner, they can pick it up and throw it somewhere else. A great deal!

Keeps 'em busy!

My 7-year-old Pomeranian mix LOVES his interactive toys -- all of them. I especially enjoy the IQ ball (and the generation 2 IQ ball) because they keep him occupied for longer than a lot of the other interactive feeding toys. And it keeps him moving. He's only 10 pounds and has stumpy legs, so the 3" is the perfect size for him. With this ball you get to adjust the kibble opening so that it takes longer for kibbles to come out. I started him on the 'easiest' (widest) setting at first, and he got the kibble out pretty quickly. I now always use it on the 'hardest' (smallest) setting, and he'll run around for 20 minutes or longer with it. He gets Blue Buffalo wilderness dry food, which are pretty average size kibbles. So, this one is highly recommended. It keeps my pup moving for a good amount of time.

occupied for hours

Since receiving this today and filling it with my dog's dog food, she has literally not stopped playing with this! My dog is a 7 month old golden retriever who was getting into EVERYTHING and generally driving me nuts. She enjoys a good Nyla bone sesh but after she loses interest in that she is being a normal naughty puppy. I have not had to get her off the table, take away inedible objects that she so quickly sneaks or scold her once since filling this with her kibble. I am so freaking happy. Who knows how long the ball will last but for less than $10 I would gladly buy another one should this one break. I also love this toy because it slow feeds her food. Normally she inhales her dinner like she will never see food again, but this spread it out for hours. She actually begged to come back inside when we took her out to go potty earlier, which never happens, because she knew the toy was inside waiting to be played with. Give this a try!!!

Do not be fooled by the description!

Upon receiving the item it appeared exactly as described... I loaded treats into the ball showed my dog the whole and rolled it around a couple times. She ate the treats that fell out, swatted at the ball a couple times, but could not repeat my success. I stuff more treats into the ball and roll it around again. More treats fall out and my puppers again eats them. With even less enthusiasm this time she bites at the ball no treats come out and she just sits there. Frustrated I fill the ball completely up with treats show her one more time and get the same results. The treats I produced gone and a blank stare. Giving up I go into the other room and start watching TV, not 5 minutes later I hear the ball rattling around and my dogs patented type writer chewing sound... She's a pro. The only thing I can gather is this toy is designed for your dog to test your IQ.

Wonderful toy!

We have a miniature Daschund and she loves this toy. She's not a big eater, but this seems to stimulate her to eat. At first, she tried to rough house it and chew it, but after showing her that food drops out by rolling it slowly in front of her, she got it. We got the 4" ball and there's no way she can get her lower jaw into the hole. Our dog is 10lbs. Hope this is helpful.

Great for small dogs, not for large.

I have 3 feeder balls. In this review I will compare this ball (Our Pets IQ Treat Ball Interactive Food Dispensing Dog Toy) the Kong Wobbler and the Omega Paws Tricky Treat Ball. This is a hard plastic food toy. It's great for small dogs (I would say 20 lbs and under), but a larger dog could easily break this toy. This toy is easily cleaned, works really well and has adjustable difficulty levels. I started on the easiest setting and within a couple of weeks my smaller had figured it out and can now operate it on the most advanced setting. For a small dog this is the ideal feeder ball. I would not purchase this for a larger dog as I believe a sufficiently strong jaw could snap the plastic ruining the toy and potentially injuring your dog. For a larger dog who is not an aggressive chewer I would reccomend the Omega Paws Tricky Treat Ball. It isn't cleanable and the plastic is soft so it can be chewed apart, but we've had our tricky treat ball for years and it is holding up fine. I don't like the lack of cleanability, but for hardwood or laminate floors it is less loud / damaging than the Wobbler. The Kong Wobbbler is great for large dogs or those who are heavy chewers. I do not like the lack of adjustability in difficulty in the Wobbler nor do I care for the weight. It chipped my hard wood floors and makes a tremendous racket. I only use it outdoors.

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