Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Excellent feeding toy. It performs as advertised. Many reviewers don't seem to read the full description of this item. It is a hard plastic feeding toy for dogs and puppies that eat too fast. This is not a rubber toy to leave around for the dog to play with all the time. No where does it say this toy is durable against chewing. I have a 9 month old Boxer that knocks this thing all around the house during feeding time. She has never tried to chew it. I got it for her at 4 months old. She understands now that it is her meal dispenser for her 2 meals a day. After a couple weeks she could tell when there is food in it and when it is empty by hitting it a little bit. It sounds like a maraca when it has food in it. She has never tried to chew the actual toy because I took the time to train her how to use it. It sounds like some reviewers are putting food or treats in the toy and leaving them unattended for a long duration, long enough to chew the cap off. Keep in mind that at first the dogs will think this toy has an unlimited supply of food inside it, so when it stops dispensing, they may be motivated to chew on it to get more to come out, this is where training comes in and not leaving the dog unattended. So don't expect this to be a meal feeder and an all day toy that you can leave out, that is not what is is designed for. Another consideration to remember is don't use this item upstairs where the dog can push the toy down the stairs, it would have a good chance of breaking. In conclusion, I purchased this toy as a meal dispenser to slow the eating rate of my Boxer and it works perfectly. My Boxer gets excited when it comes out and it keeps her attention as she eats. It slows her eating pace down to about 20 minutes for 2 cups of Iams Puppy Food. I've never left it out as a toy for her to play with so now she doesn't bother it unless it has food in it. One negative comment I have is trying to fill this dispenser with 2 cups of food is a bit tedious. Its takes about 3 minutes to get all the food in the little hole at the top where you have to shake it so it falls down in to the main lower chamber that has the 3 cup capacity. I would suggest they double the purpose of the cap and make it some sort of funnel. It would be very east given that its already close to being shaped like a small funnel. Just add a sliding door to the top of the cap like the other 2 doors on the toy. Hope this review helps, ignore the bad reviews, just use this toy as intended and you will have no problems.