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It’s been a year and we still love this. I have a GSP/Lab mix who really hated having her nails done when she came to us. This worked so well that we’ve kept it as part of routine even though we’ve worked on desensitizing her to nail clipping. I typically give her 1/3 cup of leftover cold ground beef. This keeps her occupied and tends to file down both sets of front nails. Sometimes I need to trim up her non-dominate paw if it’s too easy.

I was at a loss for what to do for my bulldog. Drugging her didn’t even work and I was even hesitant to take her to groomers. And getting nails trimmed at the vet gets pricy fast. This is a VERY engaging tool that not only trims her nails, but keeps her mentally stimulated. She usually wolfs down her food, so this helps with so many problems!TIPS:I really took the reviews to heart and spent the first week training her and working our way up to using the feeder with the sandpaper.The top could be more secure. Sometimes my dog accidentally swipes it off and gets the kibble from the source.The suction cups are great, but they need to be applied to a clean, DRY surface. They don’t prevent the feeder from being moved, but they do help the feeder from being turned over. For this reason, give your dog a space where she can scoot the feeder, walk around it, and really have fun with it.If your dog is food aggressive, like mine, this feeder is great, and really slows down her food, but it isn’t realistic for you to sit with them the whole time, so secure the other dogs during her meal time, to prevent fights.This is a great product and the only complaint I have is that my dog is only using one paw to hit the kibble, so I can’t get the left paw as well-trimmed as the right. But this is a SMALL problem in comparison.WOULD BUY AGAIN

Neat concept. You do gotta put in a bit of work with your dog. It's not too complicated. Build quality seems kind of cheap to be honest. Hoping it holds up, so far it's alright but I have my doubts. For those folks that got to get creative to trim their dog's nails, it is effective.

My puppy absolutely loves searching for the treats, but when it comes to scratching, he is just not interested, but it is a good find and seek toy

This thing is the best ever!!!!! I used to have to have my fur baby sedated to get her nails clipped. Not caring about the cost of each clippings but the fact that she had to be drugged to get it done upset me so much. This scratching post is everything everyone is saying and more. It did take her quite a few times to figure it out but, she’s pretty much got the hang of it now, and the results are amazing! Her nails in front ( she bites her nails in the back, plus they don’t grow out as fast) are smooth and shorter, not sharp to scratch anyone anymore. I just can’t say enough about how wonderful this toy really is! It’s a total game changer for my little baby girl ❤️ thank you so much!

We've been using this for about a year now. My dog still really enjoys it and will try it in the middle of the day to see if any food has magically appeared. You do have to watch your dogs that they aren't filing their nails down too much; mine uses it several times a week. It doesn't keep from having to trim nails at all, but it does help keep the frequency down. It's held up well to frequent use. I would definitely buy it again. My dog uses it with both front paws, but if your dog strongly prefers one paw over the other it might not work as well.

There needs to be more suction holder and/or stronger ones to keep on the floor while dog playing the puzzle. The food puzzle needs to made out of stronger material for large dog. The sand paper like material is hard to peel off to eventually stick it on the top of the food puzzle. I liked the idea of this food puzzle and to help with dog’s toenails.

Purchased this item for our 20 pound Maltese/Yorkie mix who hates to have her nails trimmed. This item is advertised to target nail filing and also as a puzzle feeder. Set up was quick and easy only taking a few seconds to assemble. Included an instruction manual that gave advice on how to walk your dog through the steps required to retrieve the food. Our dog caught on very quickly and was using independently within 24 hours. Works great as a feeder puzzle and mental stimulus for the dog, I would rate as a 5! However, there is some down sides to this feeder's use as a nail file. The coarse paper really does file down the nails but our dog only uses 1 of it's front paws to do so.... only 1 out of 4 paws gets trimmed. Also the nail files only on one side leaving her nails misshapen. (This is in no way the manufacturers fault). Where I would rate the product lower is with its quality. The suction cups do not stick to the floor so the dog pushes and shoves the feeder throughout the room during feedings. Also our 9 pound Yorkie attempted to use the feeder and his tiny nail got pinched in the trap door causing pain and now fear of the feeder. I would suggest a size recommendation with this product to not be used on small breed dogs and to improve the suction cups on the bottom.