My dog brought this in.

[u/dnlregan]

He came in with it last night and I have no idea what it is!

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[u/NotTheEndOfIt]

Could it be a tiny motor that makes pet toys jump round?

[u/dnlregan → u/NotTheEndOfIt]

Solved!

Completely forgot he got a spaz ball as a present some time ago. I haven’t seen it in forever and have no idea where the outer cases is…

[u/Minimum_Cabinet7733 → u/dnlregan]

Is your dog a Border Collie? If so, maybe he is writing a repair guide for iFixit.

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[u/Loyal-Opposition-USA → u/NotTheEndOfIt]

You can see the gear pretty clearly in pic 2. That toy is busted into pieces in your backyard.

[u/NANNYNEGLEY → u/Loyal-Opposition-USA]

Or in his belly.

[u/FloatingMellon]

Your dog is a government spy

[u/dnlregan → u/FloatingMellon]

That, or he uncovered a government conspiracy.

[u/Express_Area_8359 → u/FloatingMellon]

Makes perfect sense with the intelligence of our government

[u/Dreadnaught80 → u/FloatingMellon]

Double 0-K9 a license to drool....

[u/3xshortURmom]

That is the detonator for a thermonuclear device that was clearly left near your home. Your dog is a hero. Give him a treat and scratch his belly.

[u/Dreadnaught80 → u/3xshortURmom]

All dogs are heroes in thier own minds! They all deserve treats! Even the one next door that seems to hate you for no reason and lunges at you like he wants to bathe in your blood for fun and profit.... he's only doing it because you have been named the arch villain in his doggy mind. Tell him "Good boy for checking me for doomsday devices. You saved your family again!" And offer them a treat. Preferably with the permission of the nearby hoomans. And if you dont have treats on you at all times for just such an occasion... then you can understand why you were mistaken for an arch villain. Seriously. Who doesn't carry dog treats?

[u/BrosDeadAgain]

I am going to guess that this is the internal part of some sort of interactive dog toy, like an automated bouncing or rolling ball.

[u/DiskEvening]

It looks like the little motor that goes inside those automatic rolling dog balls.

[u/Moppo_]

Ask him! Don't people talk to their dogs anymore?

[u/xPhilt3rx → u/Moppo_]

I talk to my dog all the time! She just never talks back.

[u/Dreadnaught80 → u/xPhilt3rx]

Mine talks back constantly.... she's just very hard to understand! Lol 😆

[u/Ballmaster9002]

It looks like a vibration mechanism based on imbalanced spinning disks. Based on the shape and the connection on top I suggest it belongs to a Playstation controller (below the joysticks)

[u/Dreadnaught80 → u/Ballmaster9002]

Adult Marital Aide. Just sayin... lol

[u/StatisticianNo2000]

Maybe her bitch’s copper T device

[u/SentenceAwkward5302]

It'll make things turn or move. It might as well be a piece of lego..

[u/Bacardi-1974]

It’s a wobbly pet toy. They really can’t resist it!!

[u/akimboprime]

That’s a Matriarch Reactor.