DaiToday—July 7, 2015
4 out of 5 of my pit bulls love this ball. I wrote about how they love the football style version of this ball earlier. This brand makes awesome and durable toys for dogs! My fifth pit bull won't chase anything that isn't breathing on it's own. He looks at us as nuts kicking this ball around the yard. I look like I have a soccer team of pit bulls playing in the yard as we kick this ball all over the place. The ball is also easy for the dogs to grip with their teeth, and they have a lot of fun playing chase once one grabs the ball. Warning! This is NOT an indestructible toy despite its durability. If you leave your dog alone with it, expect it to be partially destroyed one tiny piece at a time. I recommend supervising your dog during play to extend the life of this fantastic toy. We are on our second replacement...four pit bulls playing tug of war truly puts a hurting on any toy...but this has lasted the longest. Update 20170708: Yes, still 5 stars. I truly need to set this product up for monthly delivery because 3 of my pit bulls go through this or the football at a rate of about one a week. When I say 'ball,ball,' they get all excited and run for the door or to where we have the ball stowed. I have to stow it 7 ft off the floor level to keep it out of reach from complete annihilation. The 4th pit bull, Momma Bella, has since backed off playing as her 3 pups are now full grown and are very competitive for the ball. She prefers playing one on one with us so long as she isn't being body slammed by the younger dogs. I think Rugby is probably the closest description of what my younger dogs are doing when playing for this amazing toy. I have tried introducing other toys for play, but seriously, this is what they dream about as they sleep at night. The larger kickball is a challenge for my smallest dog, our runt in the litter, so we make some exceptions to feign throw the ball in one direction and toss it behind us to allow her more time to grip it with her mouth before being chased by her brothers for it. We do try to give each dog time with the ball each play period about two or three different times throughout the day. To keep the balls lasting at least a week, we cannot allow any one dog to keep the ball for any length of period or they start chewing on it to soften it and create tears in it for easier gripping during catch. The smaller football is a lot easier on our runt to get and run, but her larger brothers struggle with the unpredictable bounce when the ball is still mostly firm and intact. Alternating between the kick ball and the foot ball has been really great for exercise and mental stimulation of our dogs. I cannot praise this product enough. BTW the color choice is spot on...why? When they do manage to separate the inner foam ball from the outer orange and blue shell, they ignore the foam ball and play with the shredded outer covering. I know dogs can see limited colors and blue being one of them. I am not sure if orange is as well, but they absolutely love this and easily find the new ones in our workshop storage area against all the other stuff we have in storage if we aren't careful. Read more
Sarah—July 24, 2020
We have a Chessie/Lab Mix and a German Shepherd and toy selection is a process in our house. The Chessie loves balls - tennis balls, soccer balls, squeaker balls etc. The German Shepherd on the other hand will chew up and swallow just about any toy he can. We no longer have stuffed toys (especially ones with squeakers) in our house. This is a big kick ball that looks like a giant tennis ball so our Chessie almost started drooling when he saw it. The GSD loves to fetch it but then brings it back to the Chessie to play tug-o-war with it. Considering the abuse this ball has taken I would say it has held up really well. They receive it for Christmas and it’s not July. Considering I once had to take a “Super Strong” *(and expensive) toy back to the pet store after the GSD pratically chewed it in half within and hour of me bringing home, I’d say going on 8 months with this one is great. Now don’t get me wrong it has some major wear and quite a few tears at this point, but I have yet to find anything my GSD can’t destroy. Around our house if it lasts more than a month it gets a stamp of approval and we probably have bought several replacement of that same item. We already have this one on the list to be replaced soon. It’s too much fun to be able to kick the ball around with a couple of dogs. Plus it’s nice to be able to kick the ball around ever now and then instead of having to grab the slobbery ball to throw it. This thing supposedly glows in the dark where the white rubberized part is, but honestly we never play out outside in the dark with it. It is indented where the white rubberized part is, so it’s pretty easy for the dogs to pick it up and carry it around ( or play tug with it in our boys case) This is a nice alternative to a soccer ball for them too. They liked playing witha soccer bal but would usually pop it within a week. This ball is a dense foam core so there’s no popping it. They love it and I would recommend it. We’ll be on our second one soon. Go play ball with your dog! Read more
D—December 24, 2025
Best ball ever. We have an agressive chewer pup. But this ball is lasing really well. We still have the original. And it is surviving 110 lb dog who distroys toys. Highly recommended Read more
Mooriee—October 7, 2025
The media could not be loaded. Got the small (6 in) ball for my 70lb lab/border collie mix. I’ve tried the bigger one in store and she just couldn’t get her mouth on it, so I knew this one would be a better fit. She loves soccer balls and this has been a great replacement for that. My only complaint is that it gets dirty soooo easily and all you can really do is rinse it off. Quality is decent, she’s not a super chewer so I foresee us having this toy for as long as it’s not super stained and covered in dirt and bacteria. It bounces well, much like a small light soccer ball. Doesn’t have any squeakers or anything inside, is just a light foam ball that will float in water, so it has light materials that are water resistant. My dog loves fetching so this was a great addition to our chuck-it collection. Read more
JeanAnn—October 26, 2025
My son bought the larger one for his 1 yr old Golden Retriever. I have a 16 wk old Lab who would try to play with it all the time. I bought him this size and he has been having a load of fun. They are very durable, can take a lot of biting, tugging and rolling around from multiple dogs. They clean up really well too. They are not that soft foam that dogs will destroy. Made well and provides hours of fun for your dog. Read more
Jodi kotos—December 7, 2025
My dog loves this ball. He has tore it in half and still it's one of his favorite toys. Read more