Hyper Pet Doggie Tail Interactive Plush Dog Toys (Wiggles, Vibrates, and Barks, Stimulating Play)

I have two very lovable, very big, very hyper dogs. The first is Rascal- my big playful boy. The second is Coho- my very serious and VERY smart girl. I also have three cats- who are kept separate from the dogs. One of our cats, Toby, likes to run outside and taunt the dogs when they're in their caged running area. He likes to sit just beyond their reach. Coho doesn't like this at all, and is very determined to one day get the cat.And here's where the toy comes into play. It was originally purchased for Coho. Toby, the cat, likes to sleep in a crate in our living room. Whenever Coho comes inside she runs right over to the crate and guards it. Toby is in a different room- but she refuses to acknowledge that. She smells him in the crate, so she simply sits next to the crate- staring at it- waiting for the cat to move. And that's why I bought this toy. Before bringing Coho inside to play, I put this toy in the crate and turned it on. As always- she ran over to the crate to guard it. But this time, to her utter surprise (and blood-thirsty delight) something inside the crate moved.And that is when all hell broke loose. And when I say 'broke' I mean... everything broke. Coho went bazirk, trying to get into the crate. Which then made Rascal also go bazirk, trying to get into the crate. So we had two dogs (50 and 70 pounds) romping around the house flipping the crate all over the place in utter determination to get the 'cat'. A lamp was tipped over and broken, everything was wiped off of the bottom of any bookshelf, a clothes hamper was thrown over, and dog food and water went flying. All of this panic ensued within four minutes until I could break through the growling, barking, frenzy of dogs to get to the crate and take out the toy.So... I guess you could say the toy worked. But only for a day. Once I removed the toy, Coho (being the very intelligent dog she was) immediately saw that the toy was not in fact a cat, and went back to guarding the crate (waiting for the real cat to come out). Rascal on the other hand (the big playful puppy) found the toy to be extremely exciting, and played with it for a very long time. After the one initial session where Coho figured out the toy wasn't the cat, she hasn't touched the toy again. But Rascal (who literally finds sticks to be great toys) really loves the toy- but then again he loves every toy.So this toy, which was originally purchased for Coho- became Rascal's. Coho would probably give it 1 star (because it's not actually a cat). Rascal would give it five. And I would give it five- just for the ridiculous smile on Coho's face when she thought she was finally going to get the cat.Now for a review of the toy itself. Some people have complained that it is very hard to install the batteries. I found this not to be true. If you follow the directions on the package, installing the batteries is actually quite clear. It is JUST like a children's toy (like a moving puppy toy, or battery operated stuffed animal). There is a Velcro attachment that you open, you remove the battery compartment, unscrew the compartment, install the batteries, screw the compartment together, place the compartment in the toy, and re-Velcro it up. A lot of steps- but worth the fun that comes after.There is an on/off button that you can push to either turn the toy on or off. The toy is sound activated, so whenever you clap your hands or 'bark' the toy begins to do its thing. But what exactly is 'its thing'? Well, it fibrates. And by vibrating it moves itself around. We didn't get to see much of this- as it was in the crate. And Rascal refuses to put it down when he has it- so it only vibrates in his mouth. The toy also barks- a very cartoonish/fake bark- but a bark nevertheless. Rascal growls at it when it barks, but other than that he doesn't really pay attention to the sound. He's more worried about figuring out how to tear it apart.We do have to supervise Rascal when he played because he'll eventually rip the 'furry cover' off and just have the plastic ball in his mouth. The ball is big enough that he won't choke- and it's pretty durable. But I'm just afraid one of the screws will come loose and he'll get hurt. So we try to get the ball back ASAP once he gets it out, and put it back into the furry casing.Overall it was a good toy. Kind of expensive for only 4 minutes of use with Coho. But Rascal gets his fair share of use out of it. I think almost ANY puppy would love the toy- and playful older pup's will definitely find it entertaining too. Totally worth it just to see your dog's reaction (even if the reaction only lasts a minute or two).

This toy is the best I have found for my dogs. My dogs LOVE the “squirrel-like” toy. Shakes & chatters as they play tug-o-war. I have literally purchased 4 of them and at least 7 covers you can by separately. Bought them for my friends dogs as well. It takes batteries & my dogs go nuts waiting as I change them! Buy it! You won’t go wrong!

Review from our dog Ellie:Da uffer day Amazon man came and I barked at him. I do not like when Amazon man comes cuz he doz not come play wiff me. But I da goodest girl so I wants him to play. Anyway Amazon man brought somfing and my daddy said it's for me and my sister Ava. So he opened it up and wow, oh my dog, it was the bestest toy I ever had!!!! It wiggles and makes noises and haz a fluffy tail, just like da wabbits an skirls outside, but they must be friends wif Amazon man cuz dems doz not twanna play wiff me eefer. And momma doz not want me to catch dems and show dems how fun it is to play. But I played wiff my new toy for all of da timez! I chase it and catch it and carry it to my bed and then roll it and chase it and, wow I haz so much fun. My sister Ava is old and grumpy, kinda like mom, and did not play wiff it but dats ok, cuz i dooz all the playz! It was my bested toy for 2 days and then I makes somefing happen. I makes it into 2 toys! One toy is a ball and it does all the fun stuff with da wiggles and noises... And it's a ball!! I love balls!!! But daddy took the ball away. He says it's not a fetch ball likes my tennis ball frens, "Wilson & Kong". Dat maked me sad. But den I membered the 2nd toy dat was my bestest before. And I still play wiff the furry tail. I carry it and chewz it and tugs it. And when it's wet and gets da slobber, I likes to put it in mom's lap so she can haz a turn. I do wish momma or daddy would put the "not a fetch ball" back inside the tail so it would be bestest in da world again. They did it before but now it just fallz right out and dat is not the bestest so dat doz make me feel da sadz.Review from me (momma): we have two medium sized, mixed breed dogs who are 2 and 7. Ava the 7 year old only has a mild interest in toys and almost exclusively tug toys or Antlers. Ellie the 2 year old loves most toys but chasing/squeaking tennis balls and De-fluffing stuffies are her passion.Ellie is a sweetheart but is high energy and needs enrichment and stimulation. Usually playing outside or with her toys in enough, but in super cold or wet weather when everything is muddy, she just doesn't get out as much to burn off as much energy as she should. So I found this toy and decided to give it a whirl. Ava could care less. She isn't frightened, she just would rather nap or cuddle. But for Ellie it's the greatest thing since cheese and she ADORES it. She is obsessed with it. I honestly thought she would wear out the batteries in no time, but sadly she tried to "De-fluff" it, and pulled the fury cover apart at the seams. We were able to repair it but it was very temporary. It definitely did not outlive the first set of batteries we put in. As time of death was approximately 2 days after getting it. I have ordered another cover and some heavy duty upulstry thread in case I need to stich it up again. This toy was exactly what our girl needed and it wore her out which is greats since our yard is a mud pit this time of year, I didn't expect it to last forever, but I'd hoped it would at least last a couple weeks. If it had I would have gladly given it 5 stars.I wish the company would sell like a a pack of replacement covers for a bulk price, I would totally buy it.

This thing is awesome! And absolutely amazing! My fur babies all love it! They will play with none stop for HOURS... which is a major help to me to have them distracted since I work from home. Will be buying more!

My puppy loves this toy! And my brother’s dog loves it too. I’m not sure how long it will last, but it distracts my puppy for about an hour which is super nice. She was nervous at first so I put a regular ball inside and let her get used to the toy. Then I shook the original ball and put it in the ground to let her get used to it. After 15 minutes of introducing it to her, she loved it! It’s one of her favorite toys now :)

Let me say this first, two years ago when I got my puppy. I bought two of these. My dog loved it. Even slept with it. The loved the whining, barking sound it made. She copied the balls sound. I finally broke. So I order two more recently one for us one for my daughter. It moves correctly. But oh the noise it makes . Like a squirrel dying. Both of them made the same sound.Tried to get of the company. It was ordeal. Never did get through. My baby dog loves that ball. So I took a chance and ordered a third one. Makes the same horrible sound. I hope someone from the company reads this. U have a big problem with your product Amazon please use my review. If the company fixes the problem I will Oder more