A bored dog left with an ordinary squeaky toy is entertained for four minutes. Give the same dog a puzzle where the squeaky bits are hidden inside something and have to be worked out, and you get twenty minutes of nosing, digging and problem solving instead. That difference matters most on wet days, in small flats, and with young dogs who have far more energy than the weather allows them to spend outdoors.

The design is a soft plush pod with several smiling pea characters tucked inside it. Each pea squeaks and rattles, so a dog can hear that there is something in there before they can see it, and the open top of the pod lets them nose and paw the peas out one at a time. You reload it in seconds to start again, and the empty pod doubles as an ordinary plush toy for carrying. Four designs are available, each a different character.

• Plush pod holding several removable characters
• Each removable piece both squeaks and rattles
• Reloads in seconds for repeated hide-and-seek rounds
• Four designs: pea pod, durian, carrot rabbit and banana monkey
• Soft plush throughout, light enough for puppies to carry

On the options and the chewing. Supervise play as you would with any plush toy, because the small pieces are the point of the toy and also the thing a determined chewer will open up.

Who it's for: Puppies and food-and-fun motivated dogs who need indoor enrichment, particularly on days when a proper walk is off the table.