The Best Interactive Dog Toys to Keep Your Pooch Busy (2021)

One of the interactive dog toys that you might want to buy for your pooch is the Wobble Wag Giggle Ball. It’s a ball after all and everyone knows just how much dogs love chasing after balls. The thing with the Wobble Wag is that it has a very uneven surface that it can go any direction at any moment.

Sounds and giggles are emitted from the Wobble Wag every time your pooch gives it a push. Picking it in its mouth is quite easy, too, since there are already built-in clutch pockets for your dog’s teeth to latch on. Forget your tennis ball for a while and use the wobble Wag instead.

Playing to the predatory instincts of dogs is the name of the game of Outward Hound’s Hide-A-Squirrel and Puzzle Plush Squeaking Toys. These dog puzzle toys mimic a tree stump complete with holes upon which you can hide the accompanying squirrels. Your pooch will have a heyday trying to sniff through the holes and attempt to pull out these furry toys.

Of course, you can also throw or toss the squirrels so your pooch can go and fetch them for you. Both the tree stump and the squirrel toys of Outward Hound are made of safe materials so even if your hound does decide to keep it in its mouth, you’d still feel safe.

StarMark’s Bob-A-Lot Interactive Dog Toy reminds us of the Classic KONG except that this one has only one bulbous container. It is more like a really fat and short bowling pin with 2 compartments that hide 2 of your dog’s favorite treats. It comes with a mechanism that allows you to change the size of the opening of the treat dispensing toy. At least, your pooch will have all the time to figure out how to get those tasty treats from the Bob-A-Lot.

These toys to keep dogs busy are so popular nowadays and the Bob-A-Lot simply goes with the flow. If any, its weighted bottom should add a certain level of challenge not seen in other dog activity toys.

The Zogoflex Tux is an interactive dog toy that we honestly think draws its inspiration from the Classic KONG. Instead of having 3 progressively smaller balls stacked one on top of another the Zogoflex Tux has 3 balls attached centripetally. On hindsight, the Zogoflex resembles an oversized finger fidget spinner. There’s a hole under the Zogoflex and this is where treats are supposed to come out. How? It’s up to your dog how it intends to manipulate the 3 circular knobs to widen the opening at the bottom, making the Zogoflex

Tux one of those dog puzzle toys that are quite fun to give to pooches. It’s perfect for water-related activities, too, as the Zogoflex Tux is highly buoyant. It can be thrown or tossed, too.

These three squeaky monkeys hiding inside a fat and short yellow banana from ZippyPaws is currently one of the best dog toys money can buy. These puppy toys are perfect since they are made of pet-safe materials and are also gentle on the still-soft jaws of puppies.

Like the Outward Hound, the ZippyPaws monkeys can also be used in toss and fetch play activities while the banana can be played with in a tug with your pup. However, we don’t necessarily recommend this as your young pooch might rip apart the banana. At least, these interactive puppy toys are sure to keep your young dogs busy.

Dogs love playing with balls. And when you have a talking ball like the Qwerks Babble Ball you can just imagine the curiosity in your dog’s face as it tries to figure out where the 20 wisecracks and other sounds are coming from. This interactive dog toy is sure to raise the brows of your pooch for a long time. The sounds are activated by the ball’s movement and automatically stops once the Babble Ball also stop moving.

Available in 3 sizes the Babble Ball can be used as great interactive puppy toys especially if you want them to develop their intelligence. The only downside we see in the Babble Ball is that it has electronic parts. If this inadvertently ventures into a puddle or perhaps be soaked in your dog’s saliva, then there might be problems. Plus, you’d need batteries to keep it running. It’s got a friendly price for an electronic toy though.

Don’t mind the price of the PAWS Wooly Snuffle Mat as we can guarantee this is one of those interactive dog toys that you’d want to give to your pooch. The Wooly Snuffle Mat is more like a fluffy area rug with extra-long fibers that simulate tall grass. Just sprinkle your dog’s favorite treats through the fibers of the Snuffle and just let your pooch be. It will be more like foraging for truffles, for delectable treats. It’s a great training tool for sniffers.

The good thing is that the Snuffle Mat is made of up-cycled fabric so it also has a certain degree of eco-friendliness to it. As PAWS says in its ads, the Snuffle Mat is perfect for any pet, even potbellied pigs.

The Mad Scientist for Dogs is just one of two dog puzzle toys from TRIXIE that is sure to stimulate the problem solving skills of pooches. Three tubes or beakers are skewered on a stick and propped on double A-frame stand. Lids come with holes just large enough to allow the treats to be dispensed.

Your dog’s job is to learn to flip the tubes so that the treats will slide through the holes. The lids can also be changed to allow for greater challenge. The Mad Scientist comes in durable construction and a stable base so your pooch won’t be tipping it over.

One of the best toys to keep dogs busy is the PetSafe Busy Buddy Tug-A-Jug. It’s a combination of three interactive dog toys in one. First, it’s a treat dispensing toy with the treats safely contained in an elegant yet very tough plastic jug.

Second, it has a lid that’s covered with a knobby rubber ball resembling a stress ball. Completing the Busy Buddy is a strong rope made of pet-safe fibers for tugging the rubber ball lid and gain access to the treats inside the jug. The knobby ball and the rope double as dental chew, cleaning your hound’s teeth.

If you don’t like ZippyPaws’ Monkey ‘n Banana, then maybe you’d like the Hedgehog Den Burrow. These interactive puppy toys work like any other hide and seek plaything that can also double as a toss and fetch toy. They’re safe for your young pooch to mouth, too.