I have a 1 year old Lab that destroys everything including tennis balls she strips. Will this hold up to her chewing?
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I would think so. The rubber is quite tough. However, our little doggie is an eight-year old Maltese-Tzi Shu. May be you can give it a go. It is worth the try. Good luck!
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My shepherd loves tennis balls and "skins" them when a piece gets loose. This has no layer to peel off...he enjoys this ball and it is solid, heavier than a tennis ball and durable..
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Yes. I have a 2-year old Shepherd-Pit mix I adopted three months ago, and she didn't waste any time chomping and gnawing on everything she could. I went through about $175 worth of different toys she destroyed within 24 hours, but so far, the West Paw Jive toy is intact! I learned that part of the trick is giving my dog daily walks/exercise, and alternating different chews and activity toys that keep her busy chasing, chewing or trying to find treats. Good luck!
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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.
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my 2 yr old pit is an aggressive chewer and she hasn't destroyed it to the point that I had to throw it away.. they are small chew plugs, but I keep an eye if I see her paws down on the ball, which means she is in destroy mode :) Good luck !!!
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Yes. My lab chews everything up as well. These toys seem to hold up very well.
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Absolutely!!!! This is a great ball, I have a pitty that has destroyed every ball except this one,..well worth the money and it floats!
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He would probably chew this also. I would recommend the video "Crate Games" also available on Amazon so your dog doesn't think of the crate as a bad thing.
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I would say this ball is for a strong chewer. It is mostly solid with just enough give. It is fairly heavy, so if your dog likes to toss their toys in the air be aware of their surroundings.
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Try the Jolly Ball found on this site. Won't last forever, but has lasted longer than any other toy I've gotten for my bully mix.
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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.
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the xsmall will but personally i wouldn't use it for that. i would work on stopping him from doing it a different way. do you provide him with good dogs chews. .the dental ones are good. and the greenies are good.. have you tried those .. anything that distracks him will work over time..
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My terrier mix chewed it up in about 2 days. I find that the only thing she can't tear up as fast is the Kong balls. All of the other toys she will get the stuffing out of.
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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.
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I guess it depends on your dog and how rough they play. My dog doesn't chew up her toys, she plays with them. This ball is very durable for what it was designed for. Throwing, fetching and retrieving.
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Yes! I have a weimaraner who loves to tear apart any toy he has. He loves hard runbery things and this is his favorite toy. We have replaced ours once... because he lost it in the back yard. He had it for over 6 months and hadn't put a dent with it. If your dog does manage to tear this toy apart, the company will replace it for life for free.
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It's not a shape that would encourage chewing, Our dog is a chewer but has never attempted to chew the bob-a-lot. She doesn't play with it as often now as she did at the start, but it always has treats in it and she often gives it a nudge as she passes by and grabs a treat or two
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Hmmm, not sure. We purchased the larger sized bone which is pretty big. I am not sure what type of bone your dog tears apart to know how that may compare to the size of this bone. Since it is made of plastic, it takes some powerful chewing to actually break it. My dog will go at it for a while but picks different places along the toy to chew. This helps prolong how long it lasts. She usually ends up pulling off small "chips" of it at first before larger pieces break off. Once that happens, we have to throw it away.
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My dog is a VERY aggressive chewer, destroys things within minutes. Has had one of these balls for couple weeks now & no signs of punctures!!
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These have been much harder for my spaniel to peel than regular tennis balls. It's taken him about 3 months to peel a patch about the size of 2 or 3 quarters. It takes him anywhere from an hour-to-a week to totally shred a regular tennis ball, depending on how destructive he feels like being.
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I don't know if you've gotten responses yet, but I would try the Extreme (black) Kong toys, especially the XL or XXL black kong and the large black kong ball. I had a extreme power chewer and he played with his for 6mths and still no wear (the ball). Eventually he did start getting little pieces off the regular kong, but it still was very durable. I would recommend getting a kong that is bigger than you think he needs, b/c that will make it more difficult to damage, while still allowing him to play with it easily. And you can check out the huge nylabones (non-edible) and see how those work for him; mine was a 60lb lab, and he could destroy any except the largest very quickly. They are great for supervised play though. Hope this helps!
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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.
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The long term answer on that is NO. My dogs are just passed baby chewing age but they are Lab mixes and the breed is known for chewing especially the first 3 years. I just threw away the two I bought in shreds. They did last quite a few months though.