In my area, it seems to be difficult to
find food puzzle toys in local pet stores, so I order most of these online as well.
Not exact matches
For toddlers and preschoolers,
find colorful play
food toys, wooden
puzzles, toddler
toy games, and toddler
toy cars made in USA!
A feeding
puzzle can be any
toy or object that can contain
food and requires the pet to work to
find a way to get to that
food.3 A wide variety of commercial feeding
puzzles from companies such as Kong, Premier, and Nina Ottosson is available at pet stores and online, ranging from relatively simple
toys that scatter
food as they are «hunted» to complex, expensive models that require problem solving (FIGURE 1).
I've worked with both my vet and a behaviorist on this, and we've
found that giving Dexter
food puzzles as well as acceptable chew
toys to satisfy his urges has significantly decreased this problem.
Puzzle toys are a big hit because they allow you to hide a treat inside, giving your dog some mental stimulation while he tries to
find the
food.
Some examples of
food puzzle toys you can
find at your local pet store or on - line include the Kong ® Toy, the Buster ® Cube, the Tricky Treat ™ Ball, the Tug - a-Jug ™, the Twist «n Treat ™, the Atomic Treat Ball ™ and the TreatStik ®.