Us pups love to run and play outside. We chase them squirrels up into trees and wrestle with each other. Then again, we love hangin’ out in the house with my Lady. That doesn’t mean the fun stops! No sirree! We have what my Lady calls “busy toys” cause they are good for mental stimulation. Say what? My mind gets stimulated alright! I get down right busy trying to get at them treats in there WOOF! Well, the other day, the nice folks at West Paw Design asked us if we would test out their new QWIZL Zogoflex Dog Toy. Yea buddy! Now, that’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout! Of course, we all raised our paws to get a chance to give the new QWIZL Dog Toy a try!
My Lady is still talkin’ ’bout mental stimulation, activities, and treat savin’…hum! I don’t know ’bout such things, so lemme round her up to tell ya more.
Here’s what my Lady says about the QWIZL Dog Toy from West Paw Design
When it comes to my pups, I want to do the very best for them. While they love to go for outside exercise, they also love laying at my feet while I work. Truth be known, I can’t hardly get separated from them. In order for them to go play outside, I have to go with them or they just hang by my side and refuse to go. I know – strange dogs! I call them my Velcro babies 🙂 However, their need to be with me all the time leaves me feeling guilty about them being bored while I type away. However, it is also why I appreciate dog toys that give them mental stimulation and helps enrich their lives. West Paw Design has a new fun and stimulating Zogoflex® dog toy called a QWIZL!
Before, I tell you about the QWIZL Dog Toy, let me introduce you to West Paw Design and tell you why they are so pawsome!
About West Paw Design
When you live and work in a place like Montana, you can’t help but be inspired by the planet’s natural beauty. This is why West Paw Design incorporates sustainable practices in manufacturing and thoughtfully design their toys and beds. An example of this is their award winning and extremely durable Zogoflex® dog toys – they can all be infinitely recycled through our Join the Loop® program. It also inspired them to became co-founders of the Montana Coalition for the Outdoors and Pet Sustainability Coalition.
We all know that a bored dog is a dog that can find trouble. You have heard me talk about enrichment activities and that is exactly what the QWIZL Dog Toy is! The fun QWIZL dog toy helps by channeling their energy and providing mental stimulation.
How Does the QWIZL Work?
To use the QWIZL, simply add a high value treat, cheese spread, or peanut butter (xylitol free please) inside the grooves. They will be able to access it from both ends and see/smell it in the middle. While my pups love a lot of treats, their guilty pleasure is Pup-Peroni. So, I simply stuck them inside the QWIZL! In the large, I added 2 side by side and one in the smaller sized one so that they would not slip out easily.
Of course, the dogs don’t know the why’s of the QWIZL. All they know is there is a tasty treat in there and they want it! But, that’s not all!
For us dog parents, it has another added benefit! Those tasty treats are expensive, especially for the high value, high quality ones. The QWIZL benefits us by making those high dollar treats last longer while being a fun stimulating activity for the dogs! It really is a win-win for the pups and for us pet parents! Happy dogs, happy humans!
I love that the QWIZL Zogoflex dog toy is 100% recyclable! I also especially love that it is dishwasher safe. When it gets grimy and dirty, it is a simple fix to run it through the dishwasher! Easy-peasy!
Most importantly, I love that it is super tough! With my big brutes of 100+ pounds that are heavy chewers, I need tough! The QWIZL is hard, yet soft. I know that probably doesn’t make a lot of sense, so let me try again. It is hard enough to be strong and durable, but the non-toxic material is spongy too. I love it because I don’t have to worry about them breaking any teeth trying to get at the treats inside!
Qwizl Zogoflex Dog toy features in a nutshell:
- Non-Toxic and Latex Free
- Guaranteed tough
- Bounces and Floats – great for Summertime pool time!
- 100% Recyclable
- Dishwasher Safe
- Made in the USA
What sizes are available?
The QWIZL comes in two sizes – large and small. The pups are German Shepherd-Lab mixes and the large is perfect for big Ozzy (132 pounds). The small is great for Brandi (116 pounds) and has a much smaller mouth. In other words, these are medium-large breed dog toys – not small or toy dogs, and made to be tough and durable.
My large breed dogs are tough chewers and require tough toys. They thoroughly enjoy playing with their QWIZLs and have yet to destroy them! Got to love that! While the QWIZL is tough and made for heavy chewers, never leave your dog unsupervised with a chew toy! I love seeing my pups happily entertained with their QWIZL toys rather than just laying around looking bored to death! I also enjoy the mileage I can get out of a treat or two! Instead of swallowing their treats whole, they are able to thoroughly enjoy them and have fun doing it! I’m not sure who enjoys it more, them or me! It’s an all paws up from the pack on these fun toys!
I bet your pup is already begging for a fun QWIZL! You can find these fun dog toys on the West Paw Design website. They are available in large and small in fun bright colors! Head on over and get your best friend one today!
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this is awesome. My loves puzzle type toys and would play for hours with this.
Looks like a fun toy for dogs.
Thanks for the chance to win – Fun toy
A bored dog is trouble! The QWIZL ought to keep our fur babies busy!
These are super cool and interesting. I am not sure my dogs would use this but if I put there most favorite treats in there maybe so, I know my potbelly pig would try and use this because pigs eat anything and go after food all the time ha ha.
This toy sounds like our pup would love it. It’s durable and the larger looks like the right size to hold her treats. I love your comment: Velcro babies!!! That’s so cute!
I’m glad you mentioned the xylitol free peanut butter. That’s important, but I don’t think everyone knows about it.
Are these actually really durable? My dog is a pretty aggressive chewer
What a great treat and so much fun for my dog! Love it!
This looks like it would be great for those days when my pup is bored.
I love that these are dishwasher safe! YAY :]
I love that these are made in the USA and are dishwasher safe!
My pup expects a treat everytime she alerts us to intruders (arf! arf! Deer! UPS guy! Turkeys! Arf!). Mental stimulation with the treat is so much better than just the treat (and she is just as happy).
I’ve never tried a puzzle toy with my dog But I know he’d just love it.
My lab would love this and it sounds like it would last more than 1 hour with my heavy chewer fella!
Quite unique just perfect for my pooch for sure??
These look like so much fun. I can tell your doggers certainly love them!
Nice
I love that this toy serves several purposes! It is quality made, colorful and definitely something that I will try with my pups!
My dogs need something like this to keep them occupied.
This would be great for my senior Monty. He’s not as active as he once was and he likes to chew on stuff.
This looks like a toy my baby would love and I would love it for her. She has always eaten her food so fast she chokes sometimes. She was rescued when just a baby but I feel she had to fight for food before being rescued.
I love that these also float 🙂 Great for fun in the pool or at the lake. It’s awesome that this is a toy that can entertain your dog in a number of different ways!
I love the looks of this feeding toy. Being dishwasher safe is a huge plus.
I bet my dog Ditsy would love this. She is destructo dog! It looks like it would be a challenge.
I know Colby would love this!
I’ve never used a toy to put treats in but I think my girls would like them.
Looks like a winner and keeps the dog really occupied
This is just the sweetest toy for a furbaby
What an awesome dog toy! I think that it would be so fun for them to dig out the treats, it’s like a two-in-one! 🙂 I have never tried a puzzle toy with my dog before, but I know she would love it!
My babies would get hours of fun out of this toy. I’m sure it would be fun to watch too.
Wow, this toy sounds great! And I love that it’s recyclable. At least two of my dogs would love to play with and eat treats out of this. Thanks!
This looks like a marvelous toy – such fun for those smart pups who need some mental challenges to keep them from making their own.
Love that this is made in the USA. Would love to have a longer one because my dog also likes to use them as a toy
I don’t think I have ever bought my dog a puzzle toy. I wonder what he would do with it?
Two of our three dogs are pretty large. I love how durable these are as they go through most of their toys so quickly.
this looks like a great toy for my dogs to playt with
These look awesome! I love that they are made in the USA and are Dishwasher Safe!
My puppy would love it and I like that it is made in the USA
I’ve never tried ( I mean my pup! ) QWIZL toys. It looks awesome. Thank you for sharing.
These are great. I think any dog would like trying to get the treat out. The colors are bright. I like they bounce and float in water and are latex free.
We need one of these. I don’t mind giving my dog treats but he eats them and still wants more. I think this will give him activity and treats and he will be happy. We play with him every day, but he always wants more. Thanks for sharing.