Premier Busy Buddy Tug-a-Jug, Small | 
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| Brand: Premier
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $5.99
You Save: $4.00 (40%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 841
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 3 x 3 x 9
MPN: TUG A JUG SMALL
Model: BB TAJ S
UPC: 759023075082
EAN: 0759023075082
ASIN: B000KV61FC
Release Date: November 13, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ultimate interactive toy! | | • | See Treats. Smell Treats. Hear Treats. | | • | Made with non-toxic bullet-proof material. |
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Product Description
The Tug-A-Jug is guaranteed to keep your pet entertained and engaged. This patented toy appeals to all 5 senses. Dogs can touch the toy, plus see, smell, hear and taste the treats. The Tug-A-Jug not only dispenses treats, it can also be used for obedience training and for feeding meals.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 tricky, but not holding our beagle's interest July 7, 2008
So far, this is the one toy that our beagle hasn't defeated, but she's also given up trying.
One, you need really small treats to fit through the neck of the bottle. They give you little liver treats, but I haven't been able to find anything small enough in a store.
Two, the vents are on the bottom, so our dog is digging at the wrong end. They are supposed to pull on the rope to get the treats out, but she's trying to get at them through the vents.
We will keep trying with different treats, but I'm not sure I can get the dog interested again.
 This thing is amazing! June 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the first couple of days, our dog Moby was only slightly interested in the tug-a-jug. We kept it out, though, and when he finally figured out his own system of getting dog food out of the jug, he was hooked! Then we started putting all his meals in the jug instead of in his bowl. Since starting his meals in the jug, Moby has an outlet for his curious energy and he spends less time in the trash can and in distructive activities like toilet paper shredding because he has to work physically and mentally for his meals like animals do in the wild. It also occupies him while we aren't at home. It lasts so much longer than a kong, because you can put a whole meal in it. This is also great because you don't have to feel guilty about giving your dog too many unhealthy treats -- dog food in the jug works great because the kibble is the perfect size.
I was watching the video of the woman who put in a negative review, and as an amateur dog trainer, I think I know why. If you help your dog get food out of the jug, they quickly learn that the way to get food out of the jug is to bring it to the owner, so don't help your dog -- that ruins the fun of the toy! Also, it's harder to get treats out of the toy if it isn't somewhat full, so just fill it up with dog food and a few treats in the beginning so it's not so difficult that the dog looses interest. It also helps to put a few treats in the jug so they randomly hit a jackpot when playing with it. As someone who's studied animal behavior, I know random rewards are the most powerful way to get an animal addicted to a behavior!
In short, I can't say enough about this toy!
Fun for the whole family ... June 9, 2008
We've had this for almost a week, and the dog still hasn't figured out how the treats fall out. I think this toy is worth the money just to hear my kids and husband laugh at the dog as she tries to get the treats out. So far the toy doesn't show any signs of wear, and our dog is a real chewer of everything she finds.
Love the Idea But Not as Great in Practice for Us May 28, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R20R116UHRN3IG Tucker was nervous about this toy at first (as you'll see in the video) but really warmed up to it quickly and has enjoyed gnawing on it. However, this has not worked very well for us as a treat dispenser. I consider Tucker to be quite a clever puppy, but after fiddling with the tug-a-jug for a couple days, he just began bringing the thing to me and dropping it at my feet for me to dispense the treats for him. (I suppose that may be evidence of just how clever he is!)
 Use a Plastic Coke Bottle Instead May 13, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
So I bought this thing and my cockapoo wouldn't touch it, I played with her with it and tried to show her how it worked and even rubbed cheese on it, but she never figured it out. So I got the idea that I could take a empty 20 oz coke bottle and fill it half way with kibble and maybe she would graduate to the tug a jug eventually. Well, she loves the plastic soda bottles, but still ignores this toy. I think maybe it is because they replaced the rope with a rubber faux rope. She loves her rope toys, but doesn't like this rubber rope. I recommend starting with a soda bottle and only moving to this if they regularly destroy the soda bottle.
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