Starmark Bob-A-Lot Interactive Dog Pet Toy, Large, Yellow/Green/Purple

This is my dog’s absolute favorite toy. When I fill it, it’ll keep him busy for up to an hour, and even when I don’t fill it, he likes to tip it around to check for missed treats quite often. It’s super sturdy, and just the right size for him (20 lb mini schnauzer).

My lab puppy absolutely loves this! And so do I. My 5 month old lab puppy loves to play with us and is not so good at playing by himself. Though he is getting a little better. I use this when we need to keep him occupied or when we need a little break. I bought this for him when we first got him at about 2 months old; even then he had no problems figuring it out. Depending on how much food I put in it, this will keep him busy for quite awhile. My puppy does not usually have much of an attention span, he is always jumping from one toy, bone, or chew to another. But with this I know I can consistently depend on him being entertained for at least 15 to 30 minutes, again, depending on how much food I put in there. "Bob" as we call him, is very well made. I purchased the large one and it holds about 2 cups of food. The yellow top screws off so that you can pour the food in, there is an adjustable opening so if you want to make it harder for your dog you can adjust it and he will have to work harder to get the food out. It screws on quite tight and has never come off while my dog is playing with it even when he carries it around by the top. There is another opening towards the bottom where the food comes out that is also adjustable depending on how easy you want it to be or how big the food is that you are using. Both openings are pretty large and I have never had an issue with putting things in there. I know some people use it to put their dog's food in, as my dog is self fed I have never done that. But I do use Cheerios and all kinds of other cereals and treats but mainly I use other "special" dog foods. I buy moist and dry dog foods that look like they may taste good and use them as treats. My dog thinks he is getting treats and never knows the difference, he loves them. It's healthier than feeding him lots of treats and also a lot cheaper. Using the "Bob" not only keeps him independently entertained but also helps to tire him out. It can be a bit loud as I have tile floors but it is not that bad. It is constructed extremely well. My pup plays very rough with it, he bats it around into walls, furniture etc., drops it down steps, it has taken a beating but it has stood up to my dog's abuse, where many of his other toys have not made it. It is very easy to clean. I plan on purchasing another one for my sister-in-law's pig. She is 70 pounds over weight and hates to move around but obviously loves food. I think that putting her food inside will be just the motivation she needs. And it is so well made that I don't have to worry about giving it to her!

I have a very busy, very large dog. He needs things to occupy his mind. He really seems to like this food dispenser. Somehow, putting his regular kibble in a dispenser toy, along with just a couple pieces of treats (I use half a piece of pupperoni cut into tiny pieces), the kibble is magically turned into treats too. I own 3 food dispenser toys: the Bob-A-Lot, Orange Omega Paw Tricky Treat Ball and the green Starmark Treat Dispensing Chew Ball all in large size. The Omega Paw Tricky treat Ball is my least favorite. What I like about the Bob-A-Lot is that it is fairly easy to fill and I can change the size of the dispensing hole. I'm not sure I love how hard the plastic is, but it really hasn't seemed like a problem. It is really big - and my dog is big. So not sure how a small dog would handle it. It holds quite a bit of food and keeps my dog busy for a little while. It has taken my dog a while to figure out when it is empty. The Starmark Treat Dispensing Chew Ball is another favorite. This may sound strange, but I love the way it smells. Very pleasing - not at all like rubber. It is a little difficult to fill though. I use a funnel that I cut the spout short and just dump a few pieces in at a time until it is full. If your kibble is bigger, then you have to cut away some of the nubs in the dispensing ends. But this is a permanent change. I never buy the treats that are made to fit into this ball. I just use his kibble and a few pieces of treats. My dog will nose this around the room eating the kibble as he goes, and he will pick it up with his mouth and throw it down when it is not dispensing fast enough for his liking. When it is empty, it is still a fun ball to play with. He has spent a lot of time just chewing on it and not hurt it at all. I don't really like the Omega Paw Tricky Treat Ball. It is easier to fill than the green Starmark Treat Dispensing Chew Ball, but just doesn't work all that well. The first half of the food just falls out of the ball and the second half of the food it very difficult to get out. Even difficult for me to shake out. When I fill any of these dispensers with my dog's food, it is always part of his dinner and not extra. He would be happy if I would just keep them full so he could play with them and eat from them all day - but then I would have a very chubby puppy in my life. If you have a dog that eats their dinner in one breath, this is definitely a way to slow down dinner. It is also fun.

It's well made and our pup really does like it. The only thing is, it doesn't fully open to clean it out. I wouldn't buy it again for that fact. It's tough plastic and sturdy.

Got this to help amuse my 90lb GSD while I was out of town for a month. He gets one meal a day in it, and really enjoys the work. It’s easy, not a puzzle, no frustration, just a “job.” He chewed on the yellow top pretty aggressively while I was gone, and it still works fine. This is a dog that destroys even the most durable chew toys in minutes to hours when he’s anxious, and I imagine he experienced some anxiety while I was gone especially during periods when he was alone. So, I’m quite pleased with the durability. This will definitely stay in the meal service rotation and I will replace it if necessary. One thing to note: the fill hole is pretty small. His kibble is small enough that one might think it would easily pour right in, but no. At some point I’ll get annoyed enough to pull out my drill and make that hole larger.

Searching for an interactive toy to feed my beagle his meals from, I first tried the Smarter Toys 3-Inch IQ Treat Ball Dog Toy . It split open too easily in rough play and only had the capacity to hold half of a meal. Next I tried Premier Busy Buddy Tug-A-Jug, Medium/Large for it's larger capacity but it broke at the lid (to Premier's credit they replaced it but I feared it would simply break again). Now on to the Bob-A-Lot. This is a heavy, well made product. I was surprised by the weight. My dog can pick it up but can't carry it for very long. I feel it's not going to break like the others did. That said, the extra weight makes it a noisy toy especially on hard wood floors. The small Bob-A-Lot holds a little over 1 cup of food (large holds 3 cups) but there is a caveat. This is the capacity of the lower chamber. There is actually a separate chamber in the top of the toy that only holds about quarter cup. As a result I have to shake and shake the toy myself to get the food to drop into the lower chamber to load in a complete meal. It's either that or insert food 1 piece of kibble at a time. I wish this toy screwed apart like the IQ Treat Ball or Tug-A-Jug. Despite it's appearance, it does NOT screw apart in the middle. Also slightly annoying is the bottom door doesn't stay fixed into position well. The IQ Treat Ball smartly has several positions for the door to stay locked in. The Bob-A-Lot door is fully adjustable but has often come open more than I want during feeding. As a result the kibble will spill out faster which ruins the challenge. I inquired to Starmark support and they suggested that I use a bit of cardboard or some such to try and jam the door into a specific position. This right here tells me that some additional design could be used. I'd say that the Bob-A-Lot was designed with dogs in mind but not humans. It's a chore to load in the food. And then the door opens too much giving the dog an easy meal. I might even guess that it takes less time for my dog to empty it than it takes for me to fill it. Overall it's the best option I've found but I'm still searching for the perfect combination of all 3 of the toys.

I am so happy that I bought this feeder/toy for my one-year-old Aussie! Before I purchased it, my girl would eat well one day, then ignore her food the next day or two, and so on. However, because she is an Aussie, or a working dog by both nature and genetics, she loves having a job to do. So, now, she happily "works" for her food twice a day--every day--and loves it! And I love it, too. Not only is the item easy to fill, but I enjoy watching her bopping it with her nose or foot, and figuring out creative solutions to getting it out from under furniture or tight corners, etc. And, regardless of how often it gets bopped into furniture, it has done no damage whatsoever to anything. And, given that we have a few pieces of gorgeous Victorian furniture in our living room, this matters to us a great deal! Best of all, our dog is eating every day, twice a day, at a relaxed pace, and enjoying it thoroughly. In fact, although I still put a little dry food in her bowl, in case she gets hungry before I have the chance to fill her toy, she rarely, if ever, touches the food in her bowl. In fact, even though she sits beside me on the couch while I fill it, she doesn't even touch the wide-open container in which I have the food, despite having it right beside her. Instead, she waits patiently for me to put the toy down on the floor for her. After all, the toy is like a giant weeble (remember those?) that dispenses food, and how much would our kids have loved that, back in the day? So, I can, quite sincerely, highly recommend this toy! It is well designed, extremely sturdy, and easy to fill. Best of all, my dog loves it! She has several puzzle toys/feeders, but this is the one that she wants to use--exclusively now--because she has not grown tired of it or bored with it. Excellent design, excellent product, happy dog, and delighted doggy mom! Thank you! (Note: I was NOT given a free toy or asked to write a review. The opinions offered here were not influenced in any way by either the toy's manufacturer or its seller.)

Our poodle mix does great with this. It keeps her busy and after a year and half she is still entertained by it. I fill it with some of her kibble food and treats. Occassioanly it will get "stuck" under furniture if she isn't paying attention where she's pushing/rolling it.

This is a great product. I have used almost every kind of dispenser type to you there and this is one of the best I've ever come across. The product is well made, has a certain heft to it so it won't simply roll underneath the couch. It bobs around which is fun for my dog, and the dispensing hole is adjustable so I can extend play time by making it more difficult for the food to come out. A lot of people have complained about the noise, so I was a bit concerned about it. I live in an apartment with vinyl wood flooring. So far I have not witnessed any problems. It makes a bit of a shaker noise when it's moving around but nothing I can't tolerate and I wouldn't call it a nuisance. I think you'd have to have some pretty shotty walls and floors for this to bother the neighbours. I don't think it's any louder than a bouncing ball to be honest. As for the setup, it is really fool proof. You twist open the yellow lid, put the kibbles or treats in there, shake around till they've all fallen into the green cavity, close the opening and screw the lid back on. Next you adjust the small opening on the exterior of the green cavity. Voila it's done. To show my my puppy how to play it, I took his paw and give the toy a little shove. Some kibbles fell out immediately. I had set it to the easiest level so dispensing was guaranteed. He caught on right away and started pushing the thing around. At first when the toy bobbed around it startled my puppy somewhat. It was very cute watching him bark at the thing. He was a bit too gentle with it at first but boy did the food motivate him to get rougher with it. As mentioned there is some heft to the thing so it doesn't get shoved around that easily. Once in a while my dog will push the toy all the way to the corner underneath the stairs, wedging in an impossible spot. I would then have to intervene and pull it out. Size wise this works for my cocker spaniel puppy. The cavity looks spacious so I imagine it will remain useful for the foreseeable future. I'm very happy with this product. I paid full price for it and it has incredible value. It's cheaper than a lot of toys out there but the quality is top notch. It's very easy to clean and I expect it to last a long time. The adjustable slot makes it fun always for the dog. I use it now to feed my dog dinner and he gets very excited by the sight of it. I would definitely recommend this product if you are shopping around something interactive for a food-driven dog.

Ottimo acquisto, il mio cane si esalta e si stanca, ne consegue un prolungato riposino!! Non indicato per chi vive in appartamento dal secondo piano a salire...il rumore per i vicini di casa non sarebbe accettato! Per me ottimo acquisto!!

I bought this as a replacement for our old one which had a crack in it after 10 years of use and being out in all weather. The dogs love them and it keeps them busy for a while when they eat which is a great discraction when leaving the house. Super durable. Highly recommended.

Ürüne bayıldım. Fiyatı pahalı ancak mama dağıtıcı alacaksanız bir tane bunu alsanız yeter. Baya dayanacak gibi. Tabii işiniz bitince kemirilmesine izin verirseniz o başka. Daha önce sert plastikli olanlardan kullandım bir tanesi köpeğimin ağzından düşünce kırıldı diğeri hala duruyor ama her ağzında gördüğümde yere geri koyuyorum. Bu ürünün ise ağız kısmı geniş ve oldukça ağır, köpeğim tam kavrayıp kaldıramıyor. Üstelik üstünü çıkarıp kullanma şansınız da var. 1 yaşında Maltipoo için Small aldım ve şuanlık çok memnunum. Tek eksisi tam sökülemediğinden yıkanırken ve mama koyarken biraz uğraş istemesi.

My chihuahua still not used to playing with it. Will try a few times and play in front of him to get him interested.