Kaz Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 My dogs are costing me a fortune in balls. I have one of those ball thrower things and we have a play session every morning on the beach which the dogs love. I have tried all sorts of balls but the dogs invariably manage to crack them open in a matter of minutes. The solid rubber balls end up chewed and mangled. I usually go through around 10 to 12 balls a week. Can anyone recommend a product please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) The Star Mark foam balls fit into a chuckit and seem pretty durable. Probably cheaper places then this to get them but this is what I am talking about - http://waggle.com.au/starmark-b11/fantastic-foam-ball-p94 Edited December 16, 2010 by ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Have you tried the red kong ball? My girl Tully is a ball nut, so she only gets the ball occasionally and then it is only for play, left with it for to long and it is chewed to bits! Haven't left the kong one with her for too long but so far it has proved to be the toughest I have come across... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The Star Mark foam balls fit into a chuckit and seem pretty durable.Probably cheaper places then this to get them but this is what I am talking about - http://waggle.com.au/starmark-b11/fantastic-foam-ball-p94 They look great, and cheaper than the kong balls too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Tess cant get through the blue and orange Chuck It balls, also iSqueaks survive her vigorous chewing...except they are hard to come by and dont fit in the ball thrower thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thanks Ness but the foam balls get mangled in the time between the dogs catching and returning the ball so they only last a session or so. I'll check out the Kong - sounds like a possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Really?? My obsessive retriever hardly makes a dent in one. The chuckit balls might also be wortha shot I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 I guess that's why they call retrievers 'retrievers' not destroyers Soft mouths and all that. Haven't yet found a tennis sized ball that will survive a bullterrierx, a rottyx and a great dane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I guess that's why they call retrievers 'retrievers' not destroyers ;) Soft mouths and all that.Haven't yet found a tennis sized ball that will survive a bullterrierx, a rottyx and a great dane I reckon Pele (Bull Terrier) has had her Chuckit ball for about 6 months now and hasn't destroyed it She tried to destroy it in the beginning but gave up :p Amazing!!!!! She loves her Chuckit ball. All her dog friends at the beach have them. Not cheap but they last ;) The Kong rubber balls don't float Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 But my retriever is a BC not a "retriever" and she makes short work of her tug toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Chuckit Ultra here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsarsMum Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 someone told me once to get a hockey ball? that might work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkabull Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Chuck it ball here. We had the same one for over 6 months (and it was left in the backyard for some of that time) and it was still whole, and then I went and chucked it into a lagoon and the dogs were not watching so it is now lost forever! We cannot have any other kind of balls cause they all get chewed and ripped apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thanks Ness but the foam balls get mangled in the time between the dogs catching and returning the ball so they only last a session or so.I'll check out the Kong - sounds like a possibility So what are they actually doing between catching and returning the ball? I'm intrigued! Are they coming straight back to you, or sitting down and having a gnaw? My GSD has a very hard mouth, but I don't have this problem. I'm wondering if maybe there is a training angle you could take, rather than having to buy special balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 aussie dog toys, made for zoo animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 someone told me once to get a hockey ball? that might work I dont imagine a hockey ball will be any good for their teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I dont imagine a hockey ball will be any good for their teeth Speaking from personal experience, I agree. House bricks are also off the list. Don't ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I bought an orange and blue chuck-it ball for my MIL's Frenchie because he is a serial ball killer, and he has had it for about 4 months now with no damage done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruffy n Flea Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) *giggles* i read your thread title and thought, grow some!?!?! but then i wear mine on my chest srsly tho, i'm of no help cuz i've got 2 swfs... edited: pic failure! Edited December 16, 2010 by Skruffy n Flea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Hahahahahaha I don't know Wat u n ur partner do but I don't think u need to share it here.... Lol I should not be in dol at 2:30am wen I didn't get to sleep til 5:40am the night before, my brain has been sent to insanity mode n all I couldn't stop laughing wen I red the topic title! Sooooo immature! Sorry... But onto tough balls, the red Aussie dog ones are great, I have one of just the softer spike balls n even that would still be going strong if my partner didn't throw it in the damn not know it sinks! The plain red balls they have they give to the lions in the zoo to 'kill' n from what I've seen they outlast mostmof the trees in the enclosure! I lurveeeee the Aussie dog products, they have some pretty good stuff! Good luck, my recommendation is if u can maybe buy a few of the things people r suggesting coz if u n ur dogs r like me n my lot, if it dosent get destroyed then it goes missing! (I swear they hide the toys they are ashamed of coz they couldn't destroy them n it makes them feel Like a lesser dog! Lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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