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Buster Food Cube Large Size (Colors May Vary) |  | Brand: Our Pets Virtu Company
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $18.95
Buy New: $10.99
as of 9/7/2010 01:32 CDT details
You Save: $7.96 (42%)
New (6) from $10.99
Seller: NYCPETSUPPLY
Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 5575
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 5.1 x 5
MPN: BFC05
UPC: 780824232039
EAN: 0075726420005
ASIN: B0006G54OU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Made of tough, durable plastic | | | Your dog is rewarded when treats and food fall out |
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Product Description
Divided into several compartments which release the food pellets when the dog rolls the cube with his nose or paws. All you have to do is to start the game by offering the cube and your dog will do the rest. Your dog can exercise himself. Will withstand ordinary cleaning agents and is dishwasher safe. Assorted colors.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 81
 HOW TO OPEN this most excellent of dog toys, the Buster Cube Dog Treat Toy September 4, 2010
L. M. L. Wilson (Marin County, CA USA)
I recently adopted a rescued 12-week old American Pit Bull Terrier mix who loves this toy. I would like to train her as a Therapy Dog. Even at her young age and with her still baby teeth, she has a powerful bite. I got her two Large size Buster Cubes. This hard plastic toy stands up to her chewing abuse and keeps her occupied (and diverts her from chewing my shoes, socks, and furniture, electric cords, baseboards, etc.).
I chose this toy because I saw it in photos of puppies at Guide Dogs For The Blind...they use toys for their puppies that are almost indestructible (the Buster Cube is hard plastic), safe (Buster Cube has no sharp edges and no decorative bits to bite off and swallow), and the cubes do not roll away from the puppy so the puppy does not chase it....this does not further develop the puppies' natural prey instinct (chasing prey is not a good activity for a guide dog in training).
Some customers rated this product low because they couldn't open it to clean it. For the benefit of customers who rated this excellent product at less than 4-5 stars because they couldn't open the Buster Cube to clean it or fill it easily:
Go to [...] and in the search space, type in "How To Open A Buster Cube Dog Toy". You'll need a pair of rubber handled pliers with handles that fit in the Buster Cube opening.
I also couldn't figure out how to get the Buster Cube opening out, so I searched on [...] and found the easy way to do it without spraining my fingers and breaking my finger nails.
If your dog gets frustrated with this toy and walks away from it, get down on the floor with your dog and push the cube around so a few treats fall out to show your dog how to play with it to get a reward. Your dog will get the hang of the game pretty soon. With a Buster Cube filled with high value kibble, you can take a 45 minute break and do some desk work while your dog is working for treats.
Buy more than one and fill them with different flavor kibble (Buffalo, Chicken, Salmon, Duck) and place them in the safe areas of your home where you allow your dog to spend time without full supervision.
Keeps my lab occupied... August 7, 2010
spunki mo
...longer than any other toy, including Kongs! I have a dog that can shred plush toys to smithereens and chomp down an entire rawhide in no time. The Buster Cube is the ONLY toy that presents enough of a challenge to keep her occupied for a long period of time! It is very sturdily built and big enough that she can't accidentally push it under the couch (wish I could say the same for tennis balls!)
Our favorite puzzle food toy July 27, 2010
Sinister Stairs (Michigan, USA)
We also have the Kong Wobbler and Buster Cube Mini, and this is our favorite of the three -- it slots in between the other two.
The Kong is the most convenient for us because it holds the most food and requires the least amount of room to play with. Because it doesn't roll like the Buster cubes, however, it doesn't challenge him as much / he finishes eating from it the fastest.
The mini cube holds the least food and it takes a LONG time for us to get all our dog's food into it, but it definitely challenges him the most. However, because of its small size, it also gets stuck underneath furniture. Our dog has gotten progressively smarter about avoiding those obstacles, but usually I'll have to dig it out for him once or twice a meal.
We just got the full-size Buster cube, and it's right in the middle: For our purposes, it holds as much food as the Wobbler; it's almost as easy to load up with food; and dialed down to the min setting, it's still challenging for our dog. The large size means it doesn't get stuck underneath furniture, so we can just walk away while he plays/eats.
Of the three products, this was the best fit for us in terms of our convenience and challenge for our medium-sized puppy.
[Incidentally, our full-size cube was blue, while the mini was red.]
Works as I had hoped!! July 25, 2010
Jessie Bogley (Kuna, ID)
I bought this toy for my border collie who is too intelligent for his own good. He took to it immediately rolling it all over the carpet getting his treats. I can understand the reviews about it not working on other surfaces as it probably would just slide around the floor. The toy allows the opening to go from min-max so I started it out on max to get him excited about it. Then I put it on minimum and he rolled it around for quite some time. Although the treats came out pretty quickly, because he was very aggressive about rolling it, it seemed to tire him out pretty well. Even when all the treats are gone he occasionally goes back to it to see if there is anything in it and roll it around a bit. I like that it is hard because he destroys all types of toys pretty quickly therefore this seems to be pretty indestructible. Granted he can't get his mouth around it because it is the large size. FYI, I have an English Pointer who does not understand how to use it. He will roll it once and walk away because there isn't instant gratification. So for breeds that are not every tenacious or quick learners this is probably not the best toy.
Food Cube for Large Dogs July 24, 2010
Lab Lover
I have purchased this cube before, about 14 years ago for my Labrador. My new Lab. puppy is entertained for at least 20 minutes or as long as he gets treats out, I would say it works best for Labs. 4 months -about 2 years old. It works best for large breed dogs and those who are food orientated. Labs. love this toy and it stimulates their minds as well.
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