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12-04-2011, 08:53 AM
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Best Ball?
Can anyone recommend a ball that won't be destroyed within 1 day? We've tried the Martha Stewart large tennis balls as well as the "Tuff Balls" and Deuce has chewed them in half within a day each time. What about Kong balls? I'm hesitate to shell out the money on them without recommendations since Kong stuff is so expensive. Thanks!
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12-04-2011, 08:59 AM
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If you are leaving a ball out as a chew toy, expect it to be destroyed. I use the cuz balls for that purpose, yet my dogs don't chew them up. They can't swallow them either.
For reward toys or training balls, I would use a gappay, frabo, orbee on a string. The 'bestball' is a favorite of my male, he herds it(he also loves to herd the Eggeball and goes nuts for the larger teaserball). He destroys his snout on the teaserball, so I only let him have it for about 5 minutes at a time. This site has the cheapest prices I've found: Reward Toys: Police K9, Military K9 and Schutzhund Working Dog Equipment For the gappay ball on string, I go here. The medium to large is safest for an adult GSD. Small ones can be swallowed. Hallmark K9 - Premium Dog Training Equipment - BALLS My dogs don't really like the kong balls |
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12-04-2011, 09:32 AM
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I have a Kong ball which is the size of a soft ball (good so they can't swallow it) and it's amazing. It's indestructible and they play with it non-stop. I would highly recommend the Kong ball.
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12-04-2011, 10:28 AM
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for in house toys coz mine always have to have a toy...the everlasting ball - it is a neon green, and has outlasted a half dozen various types of Cuz/Dino Cuz (mine like these better than regular Good/Bad Cuz)
Kongs are fine for exercising and running to fetch, but for a house toy, I really like the everlasting ball. Everlasting Fun Ball (Large) Didn't pay this much for mine locally.... Lee
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12-04-2011, 10:53 AM
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College level Lacross Balls. They are almost impossible to destroy (except with a lawnmower) and are slightly larger than a tennis ball, so no fears of getting it stuck in their throats. Our two are obsessed with the balls, to the point that I constantly have to put them in a drawer as they bounce them on the ground. At under $2 a ball you can't go wrong.
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12-04-2011, 11:58 AM
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12-04-2011, 01:06 PM
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I just bought this one for Niko (it's a Christmas gift so he doesn't have it yet).
Money back guarantee if your dog breaks though. Indestructible Dog Toys - Large Dog Toys - Pitbull Toys - Tough Dog Toys - Unbreakoball
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12-04-2011, 03:48 PM
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Mac's horse sized Jolly balls are pretty rugged. The only damage done to them is when he leaves them somewhere that I accidently run over them ... and it takes quite a few times even then to do damage.
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12-04-2011, 04:09 PM
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We have the "Diamondplate" ball from Planet Dog, the same people who make the Orbee, and that has been holding up really, really well. I was worried it wouldn't because it seems soft, but she hasn't been able to rip it up yet.
We also have the glow-in-the-dark ChuckIt ball and that one has been holding up well, too, but I mainly use it for training. I put a rope handle on it with some braided nylon 550 cord. Other than that, all the Kong stuff is pretty good. We have some red Kongs and the black one and then the dark blue one for extra heavy chewers. I have never seen the dark blue one anywhere but my emergency vet's. Supposedly it's the level above the black one. The other thing we have a lot of are soccer balls. They're just big enough that my dog can't pick them up with her teeth if they're properly inflated, so she just ends up pushing them around the yard with her nose. It's the cutest thing to watch and she will wear herself out doing it. The next thing I want to get for my yard is a tetherball set.  I'd just have to let her outside and watch her wear herself out. |
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