Best puppy puzzle toys for providing mental stimulation

A fun hide-and-seek challenge that requires your pup to learn how combined actions lead to a tasty reward. Your pup will need to learn how to swivel the flippers and nudge the blocks along the Outward Hound Nina Ottosson Puppy Hide N' Slide to reveal the tasty treats inside. It's got a durable composite water design, meaning that it's BPA, PVC and Phthalate-free and you can easily wipe it clean between uses with warm water and soap.

Customer review: "Entertainment for all! We had so much fun watching her trying to work it out. She got it quite quickly but carried on playing with it for about an hour or so without any treats!
Well worth it for a bit of calm play instead of zoomies 😂"

As you can adapt the difficulty of this Brightkins Spinning Hydrants Treat Puzzle for Pets, it should challenge your pup way into adulthood. You place treats inside the hydrants and then encourage your dog to use its nose and paws to spin the hydrants so the treats spill out. The tops of the hydrates can be twisted to make the treat holes partially or fully closed to make the puzzle more challenging.

Our review: "Bella is a very inquisitive puppy so I just knew she wouldn't be able to resist the lure of treats to play with this puzzle. To start with I sprinkled a couple of treats on the board to entice her in, but she soon came to realise there were more goodies inside the hydrants. Once she realised all she had to do was spin it to get the treats to come out, I upped the challenge and spun the hydrant lids around to fully close the treat hole. After that, she spent a good hour or so pawing them and nudging them with her nose until she'd fully got them out. As her owner, I like that this puzzle seems very robust, even after a bit of chewing while Bella was figuring out how to get the treats out, and it kept her mentally challenged for a while. She was absolutely exhausted afterwards!"

If your pup loves nothing more than chasing after a ball, the Pets at Home Training Treat Ball Dog Toy may be the perfect puzzle for them. It has a small hole at each end of it that allows you to stuff some of your pup's favourite treats down. You can then watch as your pup bats it around with their paws to try and get to the goodies inside and chases around after it when it rolls across the floor. A great puzzle toy for providing a mental and physical workout.

Customer review: "Reuben, our Cockerpoo, is having such fun with this great ball, all round the lounge and kitchen. It rolls really well and the treats only come out occasionally which is a good thing. He gets really annoyed if it goes under the table and behind curtains and barks until someone comes and rescues it. Great value for the money."

If your pup has a tendency to wolf down their food as quickly as they can, you may want to try feeding them their meals from this SUOXU Dog Puzzle. There are many compartments to hide kibble in so you can definitely fit their full portion inside. As there are puzzles involved to get to their dinner, it will encourage your puppy to eat more slowly, preventing them from gulping it down and promoting better digestion. The plastic sliders covering each department are non-detachable to avoid swallowing.

Customer review: "Our little TT pup love this & keeps her amused for ages. We use it as a treat after the first walk of the day & also last thing at night when it's bed time. We use treats chopped up as well as good quality dry puppy food. We have used it with her raw food as she can be a bit fussy when eating"

This versatile PetLove Nuzzle Puzzle Puppy Banana can be stuffed with treats and filled with spreads for a fun filled boredom-busting treat. Made from rubber, the soft material is perfect for puppy teeth and the toy is designed so you can freeze it so it's extra soothing for your pup to gnaw on. Not only can you use it as a food puzzle, but it's great for fetch games as it bounces in random directions and it also floats so you can use it for water play too.

Customer review: "You can stuff this with paste or soft treats either way keeps your dog entertained for ages - paste works well as they have to really work hard to get it out as the banana keeps closing itself."

Get your pup excited about playing problem-solving games for the first time with the Nina Ottosson Smart Interactive Treat Puzzle Puppy Toy. It features nine treat-hiding compartments that can be covered over, with the scent of treats coming through the hole at the top. As a simple puzzle, your pup only needs to nudge or pow the bones to uncover the treats underneath so it's a great one to introduce your pup to puzzle games.

A great one to use with either wet or dry puppy food, the Nina Ottosson Puppy Lickin' Layers Interactive Puzzle Game and Slow Feeder offers three layers of food compartments for your puppy to reveal. It encourages your pup to build on their problem-solving skills as they work out how to move each layer to find the hidden treats. Not only is this puzzle game good for boredom-busting but it also improves digestion if used as a slow feeder as the mazes and ridges on each layer force your pup to eat at a safer, healthier pace.

Customer review: "A very well made slow puzzle feeder that not only slows a ravenous puppy down, it also exercises its brain. So much better than other feeders I have bought in the past."

By turning the elements of this Trixie Dog Activity Turn Around, your puppy will get the treats so they'll need to nudge the tubes with their head and paw at them until the tube flips and the rewards get released It includes two different cap sizes for the turning tubes so you can adjust the difficulty to suit your pup's abilities. This puzzle is great for keeping your hound's mind active as it will stimulate them and help with their concentration.

Customer review: "Bought this for my 6 month old puppy and after a few tries he was able to work out how to get the treats and it kept him occupied for ages - well until the food was gone."