Hours of Fun!
I have two dogs who both love this toy. It took my Boxer all of 10 minutes to figure out how to get the treats out and now he rolls that thing through the house like a little soccer player. My chocolate lab however, decided that it would probably be easier to just chew her way to the treats so now my Tricky Treat Ball has two holes for the treats to tumble out of.

I purchased this on the advice of our dog obedience trainer as a tool to challenge my dog's mind. Sort of like taking your dog for a run when they are going stir crazy...this toy helps him get some of that energy out.

Perfect Entertainment
Omega Paw Tricky Treat Ball / B0002DK26M

I really like food dispensing toys, because I like for dinner time to be interactive and exercising for my puppy. He sleeps through the night and during much of the day while I'm at work, so anything that encourages him to move around and exercise is a plus.

This is by far my favorite food dispensing toy. There's a single hole to pour kibble in, and there's no tricky balancing act required, like with so many of these toys. When I first placed the toy down, my puppy (aged 4 months, 12 pounds), had no idea what to do with it. I rolled it around every few days and he was happy to vacuum up the food dropped by the toy, but he just didn't catch on to pushing the ball himself... until I added a couple of small, smelly, freeze-dried liver bits into the ball and then he went crazy. He absolutely loves his food ball now that he's figured out that he can make it give treats, and I always pour a couple of tiny "surprise" treats into the ball to mix in with his usual kibble. Even though I bought the large size, he has no trouble padding after it and pushing it around with his paws. It makes dinner time much longer and more interesting, for both of us.

I have had no problems with durability with this treat, although I'm blessed with a puppy that doesn't chew much (yet!). Still, the plastic seems very sturdy, in my opinion. I also do not notice a plastic smell, although maybe it dissipated over time - we've had it for several weeks now.

It you use treats in the food ball, I recommend trimming their size - we use treats for training and we cut up all the treats we buy, usually to the size of a fingernail clipping. The dog enjoys the treat taste without filling up or getting sluggish and fat. They are also much easier to mix into the kibble that way.

Love it, Love it, Love it
My Aussie shephard/border collie mix is a hyper but shy guy. He's about 70 lbs. and this is the perfect size to push around inside the house. I now give all his feeds in this ball. He sniffles and wags his tail the entire time he eats. Occupies him for about 45 minutes...It's one of his happiest times of the day (the other is the treadmill). The worst part is trying to find it before the morning feed so I have taken to finding it the night before. An animal behaviorist told me that it promotes self thinking and build confidence in obedient, but shy dogs. I don't know if that's true, but I know my guy absolutely loves this ball.

It is all right
It is an all right toy. It keeps my puppy busy for a while until he got frustrated trying to get something out. I put his food in the ball and I get frustrated trying to clean this out. Good toy but pain to clean.

Don't waste your money...
I bought this for my collie along with 5 other toys. He loves just about everything, but won't touch this. As another reviewer mentioned, it has a very strong plastic smell that is overpowering. Even with the treats in it it smells like plastic. Then, after a few days the treats began to turn rancid and really stink. There is no way to get the treats out or clean it. I tried everything short of drilling a hole in it. I do not see how anyone could give this anything more than a three. This was a waste of money.