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The Clam - Treat dispensing dog toy
£17.95
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£17.95
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Turn treats into training magic - your secret weapon awaits.
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Great for building confidence in nervous or play shy dogs -
Versatile - throw it, hide it, find it, fetch it, tug it
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Keeps brains busy & boredom at bay
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Small enough to carry in your pocket on walks
5 fun ways to use
The Clam
1. Training tool
The Clam is the perfect way to reward your dog at the optimum moment, even from a distance - putting an end to them having to wait for you to catch up!
You can use it for all types of training, including recall, focus, and slaying distractions on your walks.
2. Scent Games
Fill your Clam with delicious treats and hide it for your dog to find and you’ll give your dog a hugely enriching and fun experience. Your free Clam Guide comes with your order and shows you how to get started with scent-based games.
3. Confidence building
Help grow your dog’s confidence with this adaptable toy. It can be used to assist with noise sensitivity, building resilience to novelty, and calming your dog’s nervous system through the power of sniffing.
4. Teach Play
Not all dogs instinctively enjoy play. The Clam helps you use food to stimulate and foster your foodie dogs play drive. With tasty treats nestled inside, your dog’s play drive will be powered by their tum!
5. Enrich mealtimes
According to enrichment experts, just 20 minutes of sniffing is equivalent to an hour’s walk. Engage your dog’s olfactory system and pair it with the brainwork required to retrieve their food and watch your dog’s satisfaction soar.
How to use The Clam
The Clam is our most popular toy ever.
We’ve seen thousands of times over the transformational effect it has on dogs of all breeds, from all backgrounds.
But before the results start rolling in, there’s a little bit of work to do.
Follow our steps and you’ll be celebrating in no time…
Step 1.
Introduce The Clam
Pull the ‘shells’ of The Clam apart to open it. Pop one or two treats inside. Then, with The Clam still open and in your hands, invite your dog to come and take the treats.
Step 2.
Let them open it
The Clam is cleverly designed so that your dog can easily open it themselves - and get their own instant reward from a distance. No more waiting for you to catch up!
So for the next step, re-fill The Clam then close it and invite your dog to come and get the treat.
While keeping The Clam in your hands, let them spend some time sniffing and working out how to open it. Resist helping them if you can!
Step 3.
Open it on the floor
Re-fill and close The Clam, then place it on the floor near your feet before inviting your dog to open it and get their reward.
It’s important throughout this process that your dog is focussed only on the treats that are inside The Clam - so keep any other treats you have on you well hidden!
Once your dog can confidently do this step without assistance, they are ready to start using The Clam from more of a distance.
Step 4.
Introduce some distance
Load The Clam as in previous steps but then ask your dog to wait (or hold them back). Throw The Clam a short distance (a few feet) in front of you, then release your dog.
They should race to The Clam to help themselves their treat inside. If they don’t race to it, try again, but shorten the distance.
Build up slowly and avoid helping your dog. It’s important they work these steps out for themselves.
Step 5.
Increase the distance
Now your dog can successfully race after and open The Clam by themselves, you are free to increase the distance.
Ask your dog to wait (or restrain them if you need to) and try throwing The Clam a little further away.
If your dog doesn’t race after it, you may need to repeat the steps above.
If they do race after it and get their treat, you’re ready to start using The Clam as a motivational power tool in your training!
Please note: These steps are a guide only and may need to be repeated more than once. We recommend making sure your dog is completely confident with each step before you move on.
Play these games with The Clam - Treat dispensing dog toy
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L
Great toy.My cockapoo loves it.I use it for agility as an award after which helps promote him moving forward (chasing the clam) the food reward as he loves treats.
C
Our 8 year Lurcher, Bella, had a clam which was her favourite toy. She has a gentle mouth and gentle personality...it lasted until it got so used that we bought her this replacement.
She just loves catching it and putting it our hands to throw again ..and again ..and again.
On the other hand our 4 year Parson Terrior-ist Lula had a great time with hers but it is long gone !!
D
Luna and I make great use of the Clam. Especially on early morning walks… she loves me to throw it on the path ahead and I tell her to “find it”. When the weather gets winters I will use it inside as well . The Velcro is actually just right to be a momentary challenge and not frustrating. I have not yet been able to teach her to “bring it”… she does bring the tug chaser toys very proudly.
A
Hi not really big enough for my needs , nothing wrong with it , just to small for my dog to open it , he is a German shorthair pointer and at 8 months old he is 30 kg
A
This clam is an absolute necessity for every dog. Poppy my 16 month old Cocker Spaniel absolutely loves this and will do absolutely anything to get her little paws on it!!!!! I have 2 of these one for Hoopers training and competitions. Poppy knows at the end there will be something special in her clam. They are different colours and I keep one just for Hoopers and the other I use at home or out on walks. Poppy is a very fussy eater but if I put her kibble in the clam she eats it and she has to work for it, she brings it back to me to refill every time its empty. Poppy thinks its a great game and its win, win for me as Poppy is eating her kibble but has fun trying to get the kibble out. The clam is an absolute godsend. Once the activity is over I take it away from Poppy but she treats it as a high value item because of this and gets all excited the next time she gets it, she gets this 4-5 times a day, but treats it as a new game every time she gets it. I made the mistake of leaving Poppy with the clam when empty and she started to chew the clam, so my lesson learnt its not a toy lol, though Poppy would say different. Poppy knows that we have different colours for different activities but she gets so excited with both and its something special to her. Go direct to tug-e-nuff as I paid a lot more from another supplier. This supplier is amazing and there are lessons on how to get the best out of these products. Chelsea who does these video's is excellent as are all the staff. Darren always checks to ensure you are happy with every product and you can contact them anytime and they quickly respond. The customer service is 2nd to none. They also have lots of yummy, natural treats and kibble. My Poppy is hooked!!! Its a must for all dogs they love it, its a treat that lasts and your fur baby will love you even more for it, if that's possible. But it certainly deepens the bond that you have with your fur baby. I now have 5 other tug-e-nuff high value toys (sheep and rabbit fur) and 2 clams and though they sound expensive they are worth every penny, you certainly get pleasure from playing and interacting with your fur baby and Poppy's recall is instant when I hold up one of these. Forget the sniffing she comes instantly, that how valuable they are to her.
A
My two dogs are enjoying the clams. They now get super excited when they see them. They have to work a bit to get them open which is great but they are getting quicker! Great to get their brains working.?
A
What a fantastic invention! Just perfect for engaging play. My ex racer rescue greyhound loves this toy. We took it really slowly during the introduction as she is not quick to learn new things. We are on day 7 of the training and she is doing really well. I have to watch her as it the toy rolls with the opening facing down she will try and chew the other side. She doesn't understand scent work yet but I'm sure she will get there in a few weeks. It took her 5 months to learn to go in her crate with the command and not just follow the treat.
A
River isn't one for ball games but the clam she will always be happy go from 0 to 60 for!Proper little foodie loves this toy that can dispense treatos. Recommend for a rewarding toy during training or working your dog.
L
My lurchers love the clam has been great for my old 13 year olds motivation knowing there is tasty morsels inside keeps their focus on me and where clam lands and added bonus of being able to get them on the lead as they tuck into the contents! Has been brilliant training aid for my youngest too great recalls when the clam appears perfect toy for the food motivated who not interested in chasing a ball
A
Hi there, glad I got this for Rosie but she opens it pretty easily. Even after a few ‘goes’ she found it easy. I’m afraid I thought it’d be more of a challenge for a while longer. She loves it though! And the treats!
A
This has to be Judy's favourite toy.Didn't take her long to retrieve it and take her treat out. Really pleased with it. Bought another one.
A
Maisie loves this it is like fetch with an extra explore and treats
J
My dog is obsessed with this! Closed the Velcro lightly to begin with until Luna got the hang of it, now she is a pro and opens it quickly however tightly I close it! She even brings it back to me for a refill. Great fun and training aid.
M
When I adopted Toto from a Charity who brings dogs over from Romania, you could hardly touch him he was so traumatised. Having had him for two years and watched his confidence grow day by day, I started Dog Agility with him.He really loved it and was so happy to go but after six weeks, he was still lacking the confidence to even enter the tunnel despite numerous treats. After using the Clam for 15 minutes, he was running through it as if he'd been doing it all his life.
K
Excellent for rewarding from a distance, my dog loves it.
J
We like the clam, it's so much fun to roll and watch my dog work out how to get the treats out.
L
Thank you for speedily sending us the clam. Our agility class started again after the holiday. Took it along and its the best toy we’ve used. Poppy, my small working cocker spaniel) is seriously food and always wants to come back to me for treats. Awesome watching her go off to find what’s in her clam. And it keeps her busy while I catch up at the end. We are both total novices at this game and loving it.
M
Third one I have bought my dogs love them
H
Both my Samoyeds love playing with The Clam. Tucha knew what to do straight away without any help & gets excited when I pick it up.
c
My puppy loves this.
A
Bought for Agility - my cockerpoo loves it. Struggled at first to open the clam but it was easy to just lightly Velcro together so she could get the treat. Followed the guide on how to use for first time which worked a treat! Looking forward to taking to agility this week now we have used it at home with success
D
How does the clam open? So many food toys and games end in seconds with my dog
Thanks for your question, the Clam is not a puzzle toy and is designed as an instant reward. You can use it for scentwork games such as hide and seek - however, if you are looking for a puzzle toy to leave with your dog this isnt the toy for you.
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