Frisco 3-in-1 Interactive Puzzle Dog Toy, Level 2

I at first thought the toy was not functional because the pieces didn’t seem to move/fit fully - however watching my dog play it seems it was intentional to make it slightly harder for them. Recommend using small treats and it’s easier to load. My pup is ready for the next level but still takes about 10-15 minutes for him to get everything. I’d recommend!

My miniature 8 month old doodle is very smart and the first time I gave this level 2 feeder to him he cleaned out an entire meal’s worth of kibble in around than 5 minutes. So much for challenge, but it did slow him down from wolfing his food. It is very tedious to fill this feeder puzzle with a meal’s worth of kibble so that the sliders slide, etc. and in the future I will use it for tiny treats, one in each compartment, rather than for a meal. That will entertain him for a few minutes and he does like changes in pace of his daily routine. For dispensing meals I have found multilevel puzzles that incorporate a central container large enough to hold well over 1 cup of kibble so I can fill this container and it, as part of the challenge to the pup dispenses its contents to different little parts of the puzzle.

The puzzle had very poor quality overall. The pieces that move in the center required very precise movements or they'd get stuck. There was very little room for error sliding the outside green circles. Even I as a human struggled to move the pieces to get the treats in. The yellow domes were the only pieces that worked fine. I ended up returning it.

Got this for my coonhound, it’s got a lot of moving pieces that have to line up perfectly so it keeps him pretty engaged. It’s challenging enough but not too frustrating for him to lose interest. The pockets don’t bounce open if dropped, even when dropped down the stairs, despite my boys best effort! My parents dog who doesn’t have much experience with puzzles did really struggle with this one so it is definitely not super beginner friendly unless you have a very stubborn dog.