Nina Ottosson DogFinder Interactive game

I got this as a Christmas gift for my Shetland Sheepdog to keep him occupied and non-destructive. It took him about 20 minutes to get through all of the little sliders, but he figured it out all the same (box says it's a "difficult" level). He seems to enjoy it, and hasn't lost interest yet, but I had some pretty good cookies in there too. I'm so glad that it seems pretty sturdy (although he only weighs 25lbs), and the bones are too big for him to chew and swallow. Might be an issue for larger dogs that would have to be watched with it. One minor annoyance is that it takes a while to set up, because you have to remove and place back each bone one by one. I feel like I'M the one being trained! Nevertheless, I would highly recommend this for people with herding dogs that need some entertainment.

Fun and exciting for our great Danes. The plastic has held up well for many uses. I've found it is easiest to hold the puzzle on my lap while they play so that it doesnt get flipped over by their monster paws. Great buy.

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I ordered this to add to my cat's growing collection of Nina Ottosson toys. It is easy to vary the challenge level of this game by using more/less of the bones, silding them over or not, etc. This is step up from the "Dog Brick" game-which the cat can solve really quickly now.

The only draw back are the gaps along each "bone channel", which design wise probably makes it easier for the pet to slide the bone to reveal the treatbut small treats or kibbles easily fall through the gaps. About half of treats end up underneath the puzzle as the bones are slid around. I am going to try to fasten mesh along the bottom to keep the treats in the channel and off the floorwhich should fix it, but I would prefer having a solid, gap-free puzzle.

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I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT.

1. Product slides on floor, maybe not so much on carpet. We have hard wood and the grips don't keep it in place well.

2. The plastic bones offer no real ability to grip, in case the dog primarily uses its mouth for this. My Pug uses her paws and is able to get them flipped up eventually, but my German Shepherd primarily uses his nose. Because GSD's noses angle down slightly from nose to bottom lip and the bones are so close together and have NO grip (slick plastic), he can't get them out. Simply putting a knob on them (like on a dresser) could have made a HUGE difference.

RARELY, if I only have a few bones in (and only one per slot, as one end of the slot is narrower, thus forcing the dog to figure out the puzzle by sliding the bone to the wider end to get it out) he can get one or two out.

My Pug is VERY treat motivated so she doesn't give up. My GSD either isn't as treat motivated or gets frustrated and gives up easily.

3. There are little slits/narrow "holes" on the sides of the slots where the bones slide in. The little treats get stuck in here sometimes and I have to pop them out to reward my Pug's efforts. Sometimes they slide between the slits and I have to pick the whole piece up so she can get the reward from under it.

4. It is annoying to assemble. As mentioned previously, the slots are narrower at one end. You have to remove each bone one at a time (can't just dump it upside down to load it up again [well, you can remove half this way, then slide the others to the wider end and dump upside down to remove the other half]) then set it back up one bone at a time. I realize it has to be done that way for the puzzle part of it to work, but it is very annoying.

Bottom line: I noticed several other people mentioned similar things and I wish I had listened. I basically wasted $20 on something I will not use again. I used plastic cups and hid treats under one and slowly moved them around and then had my dogs "pick" the correct one with better luck and less hassle, while still encouraging them to "think".

My GSD had more fun playing with the bones outside of the piece by sliding them across our hard wood floor than playing with this.\

Saw this: http://www.amazon.com/Nina-Ottosson-Dog-Treat-Fighter/dp/B000XPCSAM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1342117552&sr=1-1, but after my lousy luck with the plastic one, I'm not dropping $50 on a potential dud.

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Wanted something to challenge our super smart Goldendoodle. Toy is well made and, if you follow the directions, easy to use. Fun bonding time for you and your dog. We will purchase more (they have different puzzles).

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