Even though this arrived late after my dogs birthday, she was still thrilled to open one more present. The plush/fleece exterior is right up her alley and she seems to enjoy the happy birthday song. Size is accurate to the listing images and I think realistically any size dog could pick this up and tote it around. However smaller dogs will have to use the strawberry or candles on top to pick it up and may struggle a bit to get the song going (it takes a decent amount of pressure and their small jaw may not do the trick.) . A medium to large dog won��t have any trouble biting down enough to get the happy bday song playing.
When this arrives you have to remove the little music player from inside and pull the plastic tab to get it going. If you ever get sick of hearing the song, you��ll have to remove the music player completely or you could save that plastic tab and re-insert it. I would definitely suggest supervised play only while that little plastic music box is inside, but if you remove it altogether you shouldn��t have to worry much about safety.
I did try to put some small treats inside but she shook them loose in less than a second. I guess you could shove treats inside and close the Velcro to make it more of a challenge, but I don��t want to bring that part of the toy to her attention. If I did, she would focus all her energy on chewing it open and the music player would never survive.
Ultimately I think this is a cute toy, great for a special birthday gift and maybe bday photos if your dog sits still for that sort of thing. It��s definitely not a good idea if your dog is a super chewer though. Considering the higher price tag (23.99 at time of purchase) I think this definitely isn��t going to be for everyone. If you don��t mind the price tag, go for it��otherwise maybe keep shopping. It��s just a regular mediocre dog toy aside from the bday song. This is just an ehhhh for me but my dog does enjoy it so ****shrugs***