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Premier Twist and Treat, Small | 
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| Brand: Premier
Category: Pet Products
Buy New: $4.19 (On sale from $7.99)
You Save: $3.80 (48%)
New (11) from $4.19
Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 1511
Color: Purple
Media: Misc.
Size: Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2 x 3 x 3
MPN: 81709SMALL
Model: BB TNT S
UPC: 759023053905
EAN: 0759023053905
ASIN: B0002I0RLW
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Solid, Natural rubber and extremely durable. | | • | Keep your pet busy with good things to chew. | | • | The Busy Buddy line is made with a different and unique enrichment activity in mind. | | • | Redirect potentially destructive chewing behavior into hours of positive playtime. | | • | Easy loading and quick clean-up. |
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Product Description
This patented toy unscrews for easy loading of a variety of treats and fast clean-up. Best of all, the opening can be adjusted wider for easier access to treats or close it down for longer playtime. Dishwasher safe.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Prefer Omega, but... September 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Premier Twist and Treat / B0002I0RLW
This is a nice little treat dispensing toy, but it's a bit tricky for humans to handle. The toy is shaped like a child's spinning top, with two halves (top and bottom) that unscrew from each other. You unscrew the top half, and try to balance the bottom half with one hand while you pour doggy kibble and tiny, cut-up treats into the bottom half. Once the bottom half is full, you use your "food pouring hand" to screw the top half back on. It's a bit of a balancing act, and I prefer the Omega Paw Tricky Treat ball, because the Omega ball is much easier to fill. Maybe two parent families will have an easier time with the Premier.
As for doggie enjoyment, my puppy likes the Premier Twist and Treat well enough, mostly because he's discovered that one really hard bat of the paw will cause the toy to spin on its axis and pretty much expel all the food right away. (My puppy is currently 4 months old, and 12 pounds.) Once again, for a better time-to-treat ratio, I recommend the Omega ball.
Still, the puppy likes both the Premier and Omega and I like giving him a variety of toys, so this gets 4 stars from me. I have not had any troubles with toy durability, but I'm also blessed with a puppy that doesn't chew very much (yet!). I *highly* recommend filling this toy primarily with the dog's usual kibble, with a few treats interspaced in the mix as "surprises". There's really no need to stuff it full of treats - the puppy enjoys the toy just as much, and it makes "dinner time" a more interactive and exercising experience! I chop my doggie treats up very finely for training purposes and my puppy is always eager for the taste of a treat without filling up or getting sluggish or fat.
 Better than Kongs September 22, 2008
I have two 3-month-old dachshund mix puppies and they LOVE this treat-dispensing toy. They have sensitive stomachs and are kind of finicky, so my vet recommended I give them their kibble as treats. I've put their kibble in this and in kongs, and they prefer this toy--it's a bit more consistent, I think, in dispensing treats, and it also has a wackier wobble pattern (kongs just go in circles). It's also great because you can adjust how readily the treats come out. When the puppy is first introduced to it, have it on a loose setting so a lot of kibble comes out. As the puppy gets used to it and figures out how it works, set it on a tighter setting so less comes out, and keeps the pup engaged for longer. Great toy!
 Warps! August 11, 2008
I was really excited about these toys at first... my dogs really liked them and they presented a fun new challenge for them. Only a few months after purchasing, they started to warp and wouldn't screw back together. I don't have a dishwasher... so I don't know why they did this. I had purchased some for friends and family's dogs and they ran into the same problem. Really disappointing.
 Not for strong chewers July 25, 2008
My 25 pound Beagle ate through the toy within an hour to reach the treats. I'd refrain from buying this if your dog likes chew toys such as nylabone.
 works well, but not beagle proof July 7, 2008
This was a great toy for the first few minutes. You unscrew the two sides to put the treat in, screw it back together and the treats come out little gaps in the side. That part works well.
Our beagle figured out how to unscrew the darn thing pretty quickly though. The 2nd time I gave it to her, she had it unscrewed in less than a minute and had eaten the contents. She's a pretty smart cookie (when she's determined to be) so we are having trouble finding a toy she can't beat within minutes.
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