The The Foobler Timed, Self Reloading Puzzle Feeder Ball Toy for Dogs and Helps with Separation Anxiety

This is a great interactive food puzzle and works wonders on our high-energy year old pup! Keeps him occupied while we visit with houseguests and instead of jumping up and carrying on, he's learning that guests mean the treat ball comes out

the first ball I ordered was sent in a damaged package with parts missing from ball. I had it replaced and got an intact product. it does not work for my dog. i just have kibble all over the house and if I put a treat in that my dog likes it won't dispense because its not hard enough. I guess because I had it replaced I can't get a refund on the product even though I would love to send it back and get a credit. I have a useless 30 toy laying around my house now. I am very very disappointed.

I was really excited about this, and my shiba inu really does love it. Unfortunately, for a fairly expensive toy and my strong chewer, I'm not sure it will be worth the investment for me in the long-run.- Pre-use Setup (2/5): inserting the batteries was a bit of an ordeal. It wasn't clear which of 5 screws to undo, so I undid all of them before realizing I only needed to undo 1. And you have to pull pretty hard to expose the battery inserts, so I was afraid of breaking it.- Set-up (4/5): Opening the food-load side and it's lock worked well. -1 star since sometimes our dog can get off the lid, and they could make the lock more dog-proof.- Durability (2/5): I thought originally that this would be a 5/5, it's hefty with a good weight and a good size and I was hoping our shiba wouldn't be able to get his jaws around it. Unfortunately he figured out how to pick it up via one of the holes and has taken to chewing on that hole which will break the toy fairly soon since he's a strong chewer. I think different placement of the holes could help us avoid this problem. Because of this the foobler also demands constant supervision every time we give it to him.- Functionality (5/5): Works as advertised, with a mechanical bell and we have had no issues with filling it, turning it on, or it depositing food at the specified interval. Note we've only had this a short while so I've only tested the 15 min interval.- Noise (4/5): We have mostly carpets except for one area, and it's miserable when he pushes the toy onto our hardwood (this is not limited to the Foobler, but rather most plastic toys of this type). When used on carpet, it's what I would have expected. Suggest blocking off stairwells if possible, since our dog managed to push it down the stairs and have the lid pop off once the foobler hit the hardwood at the bottom. Mechanical bell is loud enough to hear, but not loud enough to disrupt watching TV or doing other things.Overall: 3.5. I like the idea of this toy, and I wish our dog wouldn't chew it up, because I think it would have been a great way to lengthen his feeding time. It definitely keeps his interest. Will definitely use it until its demise, but not sure it will be worth another purchase.

My dog loves the foobler! I put some of his food in each of the compartments and it keeps him busy during periods of time when I am going to be away from home for a period of time. The timer can be set for the intervals between treats. My dog hears the little bell dinging and runs to the ball. He pushes it around to get all the food out.

Originally we loved this item. The first week we had it our pup would play for 3 hours solid. However, it isn't durable. Our dog is rough on toys but a toy made to be rolled and hunted and chased should be more sturdy. The screw on the top has finally broken. It's been wonky since around week two. I received it January 20th. It is February 9th and it is useless. We even tried tape to keep the lid on but he ripped that off easily and that isn't safe if we aren't watchingI know someone else who's dog isn't near as aggressive with toys and gers had the same issue. The top easily gets stuck week two and the the screw ultimately breaks. It cost way too much to be disposable. He absolutely LOVED it when it worked. It did help his anxiety. But the quality and durability just isn't there. I would totally volunteer him to product test any dog toy for any company. He will find and master every single flaw in the item. Great concept but needs a more sturdy design. Highly feel like the value just wasn't worth it. 😕

I really like the concept of this product. And it worked great for my puppy with his separation anxiety...until it ran out of treats before I got home. Then he decided to turn it into a chew toy. It is made really well, but was not a match for his Pitty jaw power. The company was super good about giving me a refund after I sent them the battered and broken carcass of the toy. So I think it would be a great toy for a pet that is a little less of an aggressive chewer.

The Foobler works great. Our dog had the bell chimes, indicating treats were being dispensed figured out in about half an hour. So far this product is holding up well as so many other dog toys we have purchased didn't survive long.

Worked beautifully. My dog loved it. After a month, the reloads sometimes don't work. The Foobler dings once or not at all and the servo doesn't move to the next spot. Then the next one will work fine. I'm using new batteries, but now it doesn't reload half the time, leaving my dog more anxious and frustrated.