Pixel Reviews: zee.dog Super Toys

Eggplant, Apple and Greenbeans

The Kong is generally accepted to be the king of fillable rubber chew toys. Many companies have tried to topple the Kong, and in my opinion no one comes as close as zee.dog with their Super Toys. These toys come in many shapes and sizes, designed to look like various fruits and vegetables. Each fruit or vegetable is given three statistics: Crazy Bounce, Hardness and Treat Challenge. Pixel currently has three Super Toys in his collection which we rotate in use to keep them fresh and interesting. He currently owns the Aubergine (Eggplant), the Apple and the Greenbeans.

The idea behind the Super Toys is simple, fun and healthy eating. In this vein four recipes are available on the zee.dog website, these recipes are free for anybody to use but are best when used in conjunction with the Super Toys. That said, we regularly use liver pâté or the Kong Stuff'n and these provide a stimulating challenge, which while not as healthy, are easy to come by and use.

One area in which the Super Toys really surpass the Kong Classic is in their Treat Challenge rating, allowing you to select the toy that would be best suited to your dog. When we use the Aubergine (which is long and narrow) or the Greenbeans (which has three small holes) which are both have a Treat Challenge rating 4, they will keep his attention for at least a half hour, sometimes more depending on the treat used. This is compared to the Kong Classic which he has mastered and takes at most 10 minutes for him to complete.

The Super Toys also function well as a stand alone toy, especially if your dog likes to chew. The Apple bounces like a conventional ball, while the Greenbeans and Aubergine bounce much more erratically which can provide plenty of excitement. The straight-lined designs of the Super Toy also provide a satisfying chew for Pixel, the geometric shapes clean the teeth as well as massage the gums. The toys are also designed to float if your dog is in to jumping into water and loves a game of fetch.

One problem we have encountered with the Super Toy is that the Hardness rating seems a little arbitrary, the Apple and the Greenbeans both have a Hardness rating of 4 and yet the Apple remains relatively unscathed while the Greenbeans must be easier to chew as their are several teeth gouges.

As I have mentioned before, with zee.dog it is about more than just the products they make, it is about their entire ethos. It is clear that they love dogs and want to create what is best for them, and with the Super Toys, I think they achieve that. Pixel will play with his Super Toys while he will only touch the Kong Classic if there is food in there. In a market which is dominated by the same old things, zee.dog adds a much needed dash of colour and style and I fully encourage everybody to get behind them.

Give it to me!