Pet Toy with Adjustable Treat Dispensing Features

In combination, a treat dispensing pet toy and treats loaded within the pet toy, comprising:

• a body defining a shape of the pet toy, and a hollow interior space within said body;
• a plurality of dispensing openings incorporated in said body for dispensing treats, said dispensing openings including at least one nonadjustable opening formed through an exterior surface of said body;
• a first sleeve portion inserted within said body and making frictional engagement with an interior surface of said body, said dispensing openings including at least one first adjustable opening formed through said first sleeve portion;
• a plurality of treats loaded in said interior space of said pet toy, said treats dispensed by movement of the pet toy to cause at least some of said treats to pass through said dispensing openings;
• and
• wherein a user may selectively place the pet toy in a first position to at least partially cover said at least one first adjustable opening and a second position to at least partially expose said at least one first adjustable opening.

A method of dispensing treats from a pet toy, comprising:

• providing a pet toy comprising:
• (i) a body defining a shape of the pet toy, and a hollow interior space within said body;
• (ii) a plurality of dispensing openings incorporated in said body for dispensing treats from said hollow interior space, said dispensing openings including at least one nonadjustable opening formed in an exterior surface of said body;
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• (iii) a first sleeve portion inserted within a portion of said body and making frictional engagement with an interior surface of said body, said dispensing openings further including at least one first adjustable opening formed on said first sleeve portion;
• loading a plurality of treats in said hollow interior space of said body of the pet toy;
• and
• moving the pet toy to cause at least some of said treats to pass through said dispensing openings.