Positive DogsLo-Ball Treat Pod Small (Small)

I have been using this for a few months now as a distance handling teaching aid for my border collie, and it absolutely worked and been a durable toy despite lots of throwing in the wet and even mud. It stays closed no matter how hard I throw it, and just needs a bit of cleaning when muddy.I'm not sure how suitable this would be for dogs with short muzzles (e.g. Pugs) as they will struggle to get their nose in to open it, but they might be able to learn how to hold it with a paw and pull open with their teeth given time.Whatever the breed of dog though, they need to learn how to open it. The first time I put a treat into it, I just closed it up and left my boy with it - this was the wrong thing to do. He eventually started chewing it to get it open, and given time he would have shredded it to get the treat inside. Most other food motivated dogs will do the same. However after a few short learning sessions he soon had the hang of opening it.I started with putting food in it with one of the 'petals' open, then after a few repeats, close it up just a bit and sit it upright so he can get his nose straight in. Over short sessions once a day for a week I gradually closed the ball up and then progressed to letting it sit on its side. Sometimes if the ball fell on one side I'd sit it up for him, or give him a bit of a hand holding it so he could get it open rather than resorting to chewing it.Some dogs might get it faster, others might take longer, but if they are motivated by food I'm pretty confident that most dogs will eventually work it out.

This is a great sturdy toy, but unfortunately my little dogs struggle to use it as they can’t get their faces into it for the treats. The Velcro is super strong and my little ones find it quite difficult as the toy is still quite deep, even though it’s a “small” size. Great for bigger pooches, just not brill for my little friends!

Not so good as agility toy for border collie as it is quite difficult to open

Bought to help my dog with being on his own - perfect

This is a great product, my dog loves it and he doesn’t usually like balls. We use it for agility training and it works really well. The only complaint I could have is that the Velcro is very strong and my boy finds it quite hard to open up, but I am sure that it will get easier and it should help towards longevity

This product is not fit for purpose. I collected it today and it is already splitting. We have only used it a few times.

Dog training

I bought this to help with training, retrieving. Worked well but my cavalier destroyed it in 10 minutes.Very disappointed