Jolly Ball...

Tranquility · 03-21-2013, 12:20 PM

Has anyone had the Jolly Ball for their furbabies? Cooper chews through everything, so am wondering if these really are more resistant to teeth! He had a Kong squeak ball which he tore through in 30 minutes. Has anybody had success with Jolly Pets' other toys? :-)

kbella999 · 03-21-2013, 12:29 PM

The jolly ball is one of Jerry Lee's favorite balls. He loves the one with the rope in it. I get him the 8" size. It lasts several months. Definitely cheaper than soccer balls that get destroyed in about 30 seconds.

mandiah89 · 03-21-2013, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kbella999

The jolly ball is one of Jerry Lee's favorite balls. He loves the one with the rope in it. I get him the 8" size. It lasts several months. Definitely cheaper than soccer balls that get destroyed in about 30 seconds.

Your GSD is named Jerry Lee? That is awesome! lol I loved the K9 movies

fuzzybunny · 03-21-2013, 12:51 PM

My dog destroyed my Jollyball so I wouldn't recommend it for chewers.

katdog5911 · 03-21-2013, 01:26 PM

I have the one with the rope, which seems to last, but Stella is not crazy about it. She really likes the ones with the handle. Her mission is to rip off the handle but it takes her months and months. Then she likes to just play with it without the handle.
Anyone ever try the jolly egg?

Blanketback · 03-21-2013, 01:33 PM

Tranquility, have you tried the black kong? Those are the strongest ones. Be careful with the jolly ball hard plastic, because your dog might end up with a broken tooth instead of a broken toy! The cuz toys are pretty durable too, I've found.

Valerae · 03-21-2013, 01:45 PM

We have the blue jolly ball (that smells like blueberries) - we call it ballie- our Agent Cooper ADORES it - it's his favorite yard toy. He is a big chewer and this thing really holds up. We've had it since last summer and it's survived hot, cold, snow, rain and SO MUCH CHEWING.

We play with the red one with the handle at our training field and he likes that one too.

JackandMattie · 03-21-2013, 01:52 PM

We have owned several Jolly Balls.

The 8" heavy duty red one with the rope... No one had any interest at all, until one day they spontaneously played tug together with it ONE time, and then it sat untouched for months, until I gave it away.

The 8" blueberry ball... Jack loves these. We are on our third one in 1-1/2 years. He punctured it the first day but it's a softer rubber and will reinflate itself through many many bites. For a chewer, though, idk. It's pretty soft material. He just loves to walk around biting and reinflating, biting and reinflating. And we play "soccer" with it.

The 8" pink bubblegum with handle... Bought Lillian one a couple of weeks ago. She chewed the handle off within the first half hour and then when she couldn't pick it up by the handle any longer she lost interest. Doh. Jack won't touch it...maybe because it's pink? I mean I had Lillian in mind when I bought it, but all of the toys are actually mine and they are allowed to play with them, so it's not like he knows it's "her" ball or anything, lol.

The red teaser ball with another ball inside... I had high hopes for this hard plastic ball, but every time I try to get them interested they look at me like I'm crazy. Jack will dutifully pick it up and I can see him trying to be interested (probably because I want him to), but, alas...that dog's got no guile.

Now, Mattie is my power chewer, and she has no interest in the larger balls, but give her a Cuz and she'll take the feet off in ten minutes flat. That's it though...Once the feet and ears and squeaker are removed she will let it go and the two younger dogs will still play with it for months.

I buy 3 of the Cuz at a time for my 3 dogs. I probably buy them 2-3 times per year. There's always at least one floating around intact (except for the feet and ears). You can see one in Jack's avatar pic

**Liesje** · 03-21-2013, 02:13 PM

I got the red one with a rope in June 2012. The rope came off eventually and now it's just a piece of red rubber but Nikon still carries it around the yard.

A month after I got it, it's full of punctures and has some big tears

kiya · 03-21-2013, 02:19 PM

Jolly Ball is good until they get sharp grooves from teeth marks. Lakota gets a bloody snout, she pushes it and marks up her face. Even though she's a BIG chewer the softer Bounce n Play ball holds up pretty good.

03-21-2013, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tranquility New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 15	Jolly Ball... Has anyone had the Jolly Ball for their furbabies? Cooper chews through everything, so am wondering if these really are more resistant to teeth! He had a Kong squeak ball which he tore through in 30 minutes. Has anybody had success with Jolly Pets' other toys? :-) __________________ "Those who would say a dog has no soul, have never looked into the eyes of a German Shepherd." - Author Unknown

03-21-2013, 12:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
kbella999 Master Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 599	The jolly ball is one of Jerry Lee's favorite balls. He loves the one with the rope in it. I get him the 8" size. It lasts several months. Definitely cheaper than soccer balls that get destroyed in about 30 seconds. __________________ Belinda Rusti OAC, TN-N, TG-O, WV-N, CGC, GSD Diva Jerry Lee NAP, OJP, OAC, TN-N, WV-N, NCC, UAG1

03-21-2013, 12:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
fuzzybunny Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,347	My dog destroyed my Jollyball so I wouldn't recommend it for chewers. __________________ Carolyn Jazz, Shiloh Shepherd, 3 yrs old, CGC HIC Bunny, GSD X, 6 years old

03-21-2013, 01:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
katdog5911 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Milford Ct Posts: 1,118	I have the one with the rope, which seems to last, but Stella is not crazy about it. She really likes the ones with the handle. Her mission is to rip off the handle but it takes her months and months. Then she likes to just play with it without the handle. Anyone ever try the jolly egg? __________________ Kathy Stella-GSD 6/17/11 Ruben-Newfie/? mix 7/2003

03-21-2013, 01:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
JackandMattie Master Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 577	We have owned several Jolly Balls. The 8" heavy duty red one with the rope... No one had any interest at all, until one day they spontaneously played tug together with it ONE time, and then it sat untouched for months, until I gave it away. The 8" blueberry ball... Jack loves these. We are on our third one in 1-1/2 years. He punctured it the first day but it's a softer rubber and will reinflate itself through many many bites. For a chewer, though, idk. It's pretty soft material. He just loves to walk around biting and reinflating, biting and reinflating. And we play "soccer" with it. The 8" pink bubblegum with handle... Bought Lillian one a couple of weeks ago. She chewed the handle off within the first half hour and then when she couldn't pick it up by the handle any longer she lost interest. Doh. Jack won't touch it...maybe because it's pink? I mean I had Lillian in mind when I bought it, but all of the toys are actually mine and they are allowed to play with them, so it's not like he knows it's "her" ball or anything, lol. The red teaser ball with another ball inside... I had high hopes for this hard plastic ball, but every time I try to get them interested they look at me like I'm crazy. Jack will dutifully pick it up and I can see him trying to be interested (probably because I want him to), but, alas...that dog's got no guile. Now, Mattie is my power chewer, and she has no interest in the larger balls, but give her a Cuz and she'll take the feet off in ten minutes flat. That's it though...Once the feet and ears and squeaker are removed she will let it go and the two younger dogs will still play with it for months. I buy 3 of the Cuz at a time for my 3 dogs. I probably buy them 2-3 times per year. There's always at least one floating around intact (except for the feet and ears). You can see one in Jack's avatar pic __________________ Jack - male GSD b. 8/9/10 Lillian - female Weimaraner b. ~2005 Mattie - female GSD b. 10/18/02 ... For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack ― Rudyard Kipling

03-21-2013, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Blanketback Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,372	Tranquility, have you tried the black kong? Those are the strongest ones. Be careful with the jolly ball hard plastic, because your dog might end up with a broken tooth instead of a broken toy! The cuz toys are pretty durable too, I've found.

03-21-2013, 01:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Valerae Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 71	We have the blue jolly ball (that smells like blueberries) - we call it ballie- our Agent Cooper ADORES it - it's his favorite yard toy. He is a big chewer and this thing really holds up. We've had it since last summer and it's survived hot, cold, snow, rain and SO MUCH CHEWING. We play with the red one with the handle at our training field and he likes that one too.

03-21-2013, 02:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Liesje Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16,234	I got the red one with a rope in June 2012. The rope came off eventually and now it's just a piece of red rubber but Nikon still carries it around the yard. A month after I got it, it's full of punctures and has some big tears __________________ Liesje & Nikon vom Blauen Horizont / Blue Horizon GSDs

03-21-2013, 02:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
kiya Knighted Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 2,848	Jolly Ball is good until they get sharp grooves from teeth marks. Lakota gets a bloody snout, she pushes it and marks up her face. Even though she's a BIG chewer the softer Bounce n Play ball holds up pretty good. __________________ Carolyn Apache - Shiloh Shepherd 12/15/02 Kiya - Shiloh Shepherd 5/15/04 Lakota - WGSD 1/13/10

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