5 Best Interactive Puzzle Toys For HUSKIES (Updated 2024)

Interactive puzzle toys are an excellent way to keep your husky’s mind stimulated and content. And as any husky owner knows, mental stimulation is crucial for a husky’s well-being, behavior, and happiness.

I’ll run through the best toys on the market at the moment, which won’t be destroyed in 2 seconds flat!

5 Best Puzzle Toys For Huskies

Let’s run through the best interactive dog toys suitable for your husky. I’ll include the relevant key features and the difficulty level of each toy.

Rank	Interactive Toy	Level	Price
#1	StarMark Bob-A-Lot Interactive Dog Toy (Check on Amazon)	Beginner	$$
#2	Nina Ottosson Dog Smart Beginner Dog Puzzle Toy (Check on Amazon)	Beginner	$$
#3	PAW5 Wooly Snuffle Mat (Check on Amazon)	Beginner	$$$
#4	West Paw Zogoflex Qwizl Interactive Treat Dispensing Dog Puzzle (Check on Amazon)	Beginner	$$
#5	Outward Hound Ottosson Puzzle Brick Dog Toy (Check on Amazon)	Intermediate /Advance	$

1) StarMark Bob-A-Lot Interactive Dog Toy

One of the best and most recommended interactive dog toys on the market is the StarMark Bob-A-Lot toy.

At first glance, I wasn’t convinced, and in all honesty, I thought it was trying to be a kong toy. But after I saw it in use, my opinion drastically changed. The durability and strength of this toy are outstanding and even a husky would have a very hard time destroying it.

It’s a very simple puzzle toy, all you do is fill up the bottom half with dry kibble or treats, pop it down on the floor and let your furry friend do the rest.

Normally, the issue I have with these types of toys is that the hole is too big, which allows the food to drop out effortlessly and within 5 minutes, is all gone. Well, this toy has solved that issue. The hole has an adjustable sliding door on it, so you can have great control over how easy or difficult it is for the food to fall out.

I’ve seen people use this toy as a full-on food dispenser for dogs who eat their kibble too fast. So it has multiple uses.

With thousands of positive reviews and a reasonable price. It’s my top recommendation. Check it out here on Amazon.com

2) Nina Ottosson Dog Smart Beginner Dog Puzzle Toy

Nina Ottosson is well-known for her amazing interactive toys and has quite an extensive range.

This is one of the easier puzzle toys and in my opinion, is a great starter toy if your husky has never previously tried anything like it.

Your husky has to use his snout and mouth to remove the white plastic bones to reveal the treat. I will admit that it’s quite easy and your husky will figure it out very quickly. That’s why it’s aimed for beginners.

You can make the puzzle more interesting though, Instead of placing treats under every bone, only place treats under a few of them.

Your husky will be able to smell the treat but instead of assuming there’s food under every cover, he’ll be surprised to find nothing! This will encourage him to use his sense of smell to find the treatment more efficiently.

This puzzle toy shouldn’t be left down unattended. As the white bones are small, your husky will likely play with them, chew them, or worse, eat them. This is a toy that requires supervision. You can check it out here on Amazon.com

3) PAW5 Wooly Snuffle Mat

The Wooly Snuffle Mat instantly strikes you as an unusual interactive toy, and that’s exactly what it is! An excellent idea that gets many dogs instantly excited.

The Snuffle Mat is essentially an extra long rug, where you can hide treats in and let your husky sniff around and forage for them.

Initially, I thought it would be too easy, but if you take a closer look at the photos provided on the product page, you can see that the material raps around. This hides and holds the treats much better than I first thought.

Although this is a little more expensive than a regular interactive toy, It’s extremely entertaining and would be a great gift for any dog out there. It also looks quite cool as well. You can check it out here on Amazon.com

4) West Paw Zogoflex Qwizl Interactive Treat Dispensing Dog Puzzle

If you regularly use chew sticks or dental sticks, this is the perfect interactive toy for your husky.

The West Paw Zogoflex is designed to hold a stick treat which makes it last considerably longer. Your furry friend can use the various outlets and holes to lick and chew the treat in small quantities at a time.

A simple, yet powerful toy that when used in combination with a delicious treat, will keep your husky occupied for well over an hour.

The material used is a hard rubber designed for heavy chewers. West Paw is confident in their product and offers a 100% guarantee from the manufacturer against damage made by your dog.

It has thousands of positive reviews. You can check it out here on Amazon. For huskies, I highly recommend the large option instead of the small one.

5) Outward Hound Ottosson Puzzle Brick Dog Toy

Another great interactive toy from Nina Ottosson. The brick dog toy is more advanced and contains multiple elements to the puzzle.

Compared to the previous Ottosson toy, this one has multiple compartments with different functions. In order to retrieve the treats from all areas, your husky must learn to solve the puzzle in the correct sequence. It’s definitely a step up from the beginner level. But will certainly keep your husky engaged for longer.

Once your dog has a grasp of basic interactive toys, this is a really good one to opt for. It’s fascinating to watch your husky think and try different actions to access the final treats.

It has thousands of positive reviews and it’s very well priced. Check it out here on Amazon.com

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The Powerful Benefits of Interactive Dog Toys

Before I get stuck into the best interactive dog toys, it’s worth mentioning the power of these types of toys, and why your husky will benefit from one. or two, or three!

Siberian Huskies are a wonderful breed, but they aren’t for the faint-hearted. They come with a bold character and an extraordinarily high daily-exercise requirement.

Unfortunately, in many cases, mental exercise and stimulation are often neglected because most owners get wrapped up in fulfilling the physical exercise needs instead, and I completely understand.

But the truth is that for any high-energy breed, both mental and physical stimulation are as important as each other for a well-behaved, calm, content dog.

The powerful benefits of interactive dog toys:

• Increased mental stimulation will encourage your dog to be more receptive and obedient. Actively solving puzzles and figuring out problems will urge your dog to use his brain more and this will flow over into all future training exercises that you carry out.
  
• Having to solve puzzles (as long as they’re not too difficult) will be extremely satisfying for most dogs and actually uses up a lot of energy. This will leave your pooch feeling genuinely calm, happy and content. Absolutely necessary for hyperactive breeds.
  
• Breeds with destructive tendencies also seem to benefit significantly from interactive toys. Adequate mental exercise has shown in numerous studies to reduce stress and anxiety levels and effectively decrease destructive behavior in hyper breeds.
  
• Reduces Boredom. One of the clear benefits of interactive toys is their ability to keep your dog entertained for longer than usual. Most interactive toys have compartments where treats are placed, and upon a successful combination of moves, they will release the treat. Many dogs will continuously engage in the toy until all treats are gone. Depending on the toy, this amount of time can be quite long.

I’m sure there are even more benefits of interactive dog toys that I haven’t mentioned. But you get the idea! Interactive toys or otherwise known as “puzzle toys” are a must for every Siberian Husky or any breed for that matter. So let’s take a look at the best options.

Summary

If you’re thinking about getting an interactive toy for your husky, you won’t be disappointed. Although most interactive toys aren’t actually difficult they still provide adequate mental stimulation for a dog.

I strongly recommend checking out the products for yourself on Chewy, you’ll see more features and be able to read reviews.

If you know of a good interactive toy that I haven’t included in the list, comment below and I’ll get back to you!

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