Would this last for a German Shepherd? She destroys all "indestructible" toys in 5 minutes or less. The only thing that lasts is a Kong solid ball.
1817222
I'm not entirely sure if a German Shepherd would destroy it that quickly - I bought one of these for a lab/pit bull mix and we played with it every night for at least an hour...as far as I know, it's still intact & usable. Like all toys that you want to last longer, make sure this particular toy isn't somewhere your dog can get at it & chew up when you aren't playing with it.
1817223
I have a 15 pound Pappy and he has been know to destroy everything. Except this Chuckit! I would suggest getting the larger one though and only using as a supervised exercise event.
1817224
Yes it probably would. Our dog destroys all toys in a matter of minutes too. We don't let him play with this when he is outside alone, because he digs up the gardens dragging it all over with his paws, and becomes so obsessed it just can't be good!! He is only 45 lbs., so I wonder if the German shepherd might do better with the large size.
1817225
Well, the only problem with this ball is that it has two holes in it (top/bottom). This would allow a dog to get their teeth into it as leverage for tearing something up. I wouldn't recommend this ball for your dog, given her track record! :-/
1817226
My German shepherd is an avid chewer, no toys are safe in her mouth, but she loves the Chuckit balls. Eventually, she will chew it until it splits, which takes a long time. I would recommend the larger size.
1817227
I have a 20lb Jack Russell who can literally destroy ANYTHING, and I mean ANYTHING he can get his mouth on and he has yet to destroy this ball and we have had it for almost 6 months.
1817228
Well . . . we have a young (1 year old) Golden Retriever (about 70 lbs) and he works on those balls day in and day out. He has never even made a dent in one of them. As far as we can tell, they're almost indestructible!
1817229
It's more of a play toy than a chew chew. So only use it for fetch and put it away after. This is also a good way to train your dog to not chew her toys.
1900062
I have a 10 lb yorkie terrier mix and she had the nose off in less than 5 min and the stuffing out next. Finally a hole poked in the rubber squeaker. Maybe for fetching it would work but not for a chew toy. Shame, I thought it might last longer. If there wasn't a nose ???? they do have some without faces, it might last longer?
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I have a giant breed dog and the antlers can last several months. every once and a while you get a "softer" one which can be whittled down in a few weeks.Antlers are one of the only things I've found that can't be destroyed by my dogs in less than a day. The other thing I just recently found is called a Goughnut.It comes in several shapes and sizes and is available on Amazon. They will replace it if your dog chews through it. So far so good but it's still not as enticing as an antler to my dogs.
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Rosemary, if your puppy is a chewer, I doubt it will last....My rat terrier is the same way, demolishes everything that has cloth or fluffy stuffing, all except rubber dog balls.....I bought the Kong for my daughter's older dog who is not a chewer and she has to have it in her dog bed when she goes to bed at night. lol.....they are so cute...Kong is now like her security blanket. :)
314919
I don't know specifically about one of these balls with your dog, but if you use it for retrieving it should last a long time. My dog chews on it between every so many throws and it will last for months if he is not allowed to have it alone. At some point almost all balls will fail without "adult supervision." I will say categorically that these are the best and toughest rubber balls I've experienced with a dog. Mine LOVES these.
1618549
Not really, I have an 70 pound heavy chewing golden doodle and this treat ball only lasted 15 minutes...back to the drawing board. Nylabones are the only thing that lasts in our house, even the black Kong can't withstand my pup. :(
960494
Absolutely. Our dog loves her and hasn't come anywhere close to destroying it. She'll play fetch with it or simply lay on the floor chewing it. One of the best toys if not the best toy we've bought for our dog. She is about a 50 pound yellow lab, 2 years old.
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My boxer mix is about a year and this didn't work. He loved it as long as he didn't try to pick at it with his front teeth it might have lasted. This did out last all other balls; including kong extreme. So far the kong Kong extreme beehive (I dont fill it with anything) and the goughnuts ring are the only only survivors. .. I'm still looking for a ball.
1900061
I'd hesitate to give a definitive answer as "aggressive chewer" is somewhat subjective but I can tell you that I have a Rottweiler who usually destroys toy in a matter of minutes and this thing lasts her weeks including occasional bouts of tug-of-war with my parents Chocolate Lab when we visit over there. I feel like I definitely get my moneys worth out of this purchase.
1266107
My puppy has never made any attempt to destroy it. She snuggles with it at night and sometimes drags it out of her crate during the day to play with it, but mostly she just uses it as a pillow.
1636639
No, this isn't good for real chewers. We have Shepards and this lasted for a few months, but they didn't chew on it that often. I recommend the KONG X-Large Bounzer Dog Toy (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_3?rh=n%3A2619533011%2Cn%3A2975312011%2Cn%3A2975413011%2Ck%3Akong&page=3&keywords=kong&ie=UTF8&qid=1399747102) for chewers. We have had this for a long time and it has still not been destroyed after a lot of chewing.
2224622
pretty fast for this type of toy, I think an average dog could keep up. The dog's body is quite hard though, not for chewing at all.
1403432
I have a doberman and this toy is hard Plastic.. She broke it pretty quick... I would recommend
314913
My 30 pound dog chewed the end off a kong. He destroyed in 20 minutes a squeak toy made of fire hose that the store owner guaranteed me he wouldn't be able to do. While he does eventually destroy these balls they last a long time. We play with them a lot and he chews them a lot. Usually the first thing that happens is a round spot the size of a nickle pops out but the ball still works fine. I can usually get several months out of a ball before he destroys it completely. We usually lose them before that.
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Don't think this particular toy would be a good pick for a smaller dog. I purchased for a 7 month old german shepherd and she occasionally trips over it when she is dragging it around the house since this is a really long toy. If sold with a shorter body you would probably be ok.
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I have a doberman and this toy is hardPlastic.. She broke it pretty quick... I would recommend http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002DK26M/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1388378033&sr;=8-1π=SY200_QL40Or. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0012V1G0Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1388378033&sr;=8-4π=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70Hope this helps.
1688539
Try something else. My female Amstaff, which is nearly 2yrs old, was able to destroy this ball within several minutes. She too is notorious for destroying anything with a center hole. However, we've had OK experiences with the black Extreme Kong toy (treat feeder) but even those don't seem to last but maybe a month or so if left in her possession. For balls or chew toys, I would look elsewhere, as we currently are. We'll likely try the Goughnuts next also.