Jolly Pets Tug-n-Toss Heavy Duty Dog Toy Ball with Handle, 8 Inches/Large, Purple

One of my dog's favorite toys. Very sturdy. Has a great bounce to it. Only complaint wish it had a sturdier handle. The handle is not holding up to my aggressive chewer.

EDIT; I had to come back and edit my review because after that first day, my dog is OBSESSED with this ball. It’s his favorite thing to play with now! No more issues with his jaw getting caught in the hole of the handle, & he goes crazy over it! I am so glad it turned out this way. Best toy I’ve gotten him so far I think! I wanted to give this a five star review so bad. I had been wanting to get my +50lbs Australian Shepherd one for a while and finally did. First few mins after getting it out of the package he was loving it. Rolling & carrying it around, I was bouncing it for him, he was loving it. But literally in less than 5 mins, I was watching him biting on the handle, & his lower jaw got stuck in the handle part and he yelped. But it was stuck for less than like a few seconds, he got it out. I think he just panicked for a sec. Now, he won’t touch it. I’m hoping that maybe tomorrow he’ll forget what happened and want to play again, but idk. I definitely wouldn’t leave your pets with this toy unattended. I realized afterwards that he most likely can get his bottom jaw stuck in that hole pretty good if he got it in there the wrong way. & if nobody was around I could see that causing an injury. I like the handle part, but now I kinda wish it didn’t have the hole in the middle and was just a solid handle. But, hopefully he’ll stop being afraid of it eventually because he definitely loved it when I first introduced it to him.

This is my third Jolly Ball, so I have a very good basis for comparing the durability of these toys over time. My first one was excellent and held up extremely well despite regular, rough play. Unfortunately, the last two I’ve purchased have had the same problem, which has confirmed for me that the quality is simply not what it used to be. I received this ball on August 11, and within only a few days it was already severely damaged. As the photos show, it has deep punctures and gouges, the handle is breaking apart, and pieces of the material are coming off. My biggest concern is that my dog is now chewing and ingesting those fragments, so I had to take the toy away for safety reasons. This is the exact same reason I ultimately threw away the previous Jolly Ball. After experiencing the same issue with two consecutive balls, I can no longer consider it a one-time defect. I understand that no dog toy is indestructible, particularly with a large, powerful dog. However, that is exactly why I originally continued purchasing Jolly Balls—the first one I owned was remarkably durable and lasted a long time. The durability of the last two has been nowhere near that of the original. Having a toy deteriorate to the point that I have to remove it because my dog could swallow pieces of it—within days of receiving it—is unacceptable to me. After three Jolly Balls and the same problem occurring with the last two, I will no longer purchase this product.

My large, ball-crazy German Shepherd's very favorite toy is a 6 inch Jolly Ball that he's had for 3-4 years. It's not allowed to come inside the house because he throws it hard and high and it's too heavy and has already broken one lamp. So it lives on the back porch and it's the first thing the big galoot grabs when we go outside. So, this year Santa decided to put a slightly larger (8") Jolly Ball under the Christmas tree for him. Bigger is better, right? I couldn't wait to see how excited he'd be. And he WAS thrilled. At first. It turns out that it's too big for him, though. His favorite thing to do with the smaller 6" one is to crush it in his mouth and make weird noises with it by whooshing air in and out and shoving it against my leg while urging me to "try" to take it. The Jolly balls are great in that they can be crushed thousands of times and be full of countless canine tooth holes and they still pop back out to their regular, heavy-rubber ball shape. But the new 8" Jolly ball is too big for him to easily fit in his large jaws and nearly impossible to crush short of running it over with the car. He felt defeated, poor baby. I reminded him that it has a handle that he could use to carry it, but he just gave me the look. So I let him bring his smaller one in for Christmas day as a special treat and just kept him away from the tree with its breakable ornaments and resigned myself to having it shoved against me all day with a whoosh-squish-whoosh. The new, larger 8" one currently resides in the backyard and only gets a disdainful sniff from him occasionally. Bottom line is that these are really fun, durable balls that hold their ball shape after constant tooth puncturing. While the new one I bought is pretty much useless to us, I'm rating it based on the appropriate size because it would be unfair of me to downgrade something just because I ordered a too-big size. And, apparently when it comes to Jolly Balls, size DOES matter. UPDATE: My big guy temporarily lost his 6" Jolly Ball in the woods behind our house. That's all it took to get him to finally play with this larger 8" one. We eventually found his 6" one and it's still his favorite, but he can now crush this large one in his jaws, too, and happily plays with it. Just a reminder when you're ordering to take size into account.

My dogs love this ball, but chewed the handle pretty quickly. Definitely not for strong chewers, but lots of fun for them. I will purchase again.

My dog was super excited about this toy. He had fun chasing it and carrying in his mouth. This is not for tough cheers though. He successfully chewed through the handle the first day and gradually destroyed the ball part on day 2. Disappointed because he really liked it.

This jolly ball has been a staple in my home dog boarding/ daycare business. I have one in each of my 3 play yards. They have held up for many years lying outside year round without the colors fading or material becoming brittle or cracking. They have stayed soft, maintained their shape & color, and been a favorite toy for both small & large dogs. I have a small 12 lb dog that likes to fetch this ball & play tug (which is hilarious because it is about as big as the dog). However it is used mostly by my medium / large dogs that absolutely LOVE it! It is definitely a favorite in the herding breed line, like border collies. While it is extremely durable and super tough and holds up to many teeth puncture marks, it is not indestructible. I have had to replace one of these over the last 3 years that 2 large dogs were able to tear in half after playing tug of war with it for too long. I would recommend not leaving it unattended as a play toy with large dogs unless you are there to monitor. This would make an excellent gift for almost any medium - extra large dog who likes to fetch or retrieve! These have been worth every penny spent for me!

don’t get this for your dog if they’re a chewer. It did not last 30 seconds for us. :(

Parfait résistant

toy was as advertised

Ottimo

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Great ball for my labradoodle, she's a big dog and rough with toys but after a month it seems pretty much indestructible. She enjoys carrying it around by the handle, and the handle is great for throwing it for her. She's able to squeeze it with her teeth but it doesn't pop, just deflates a bit then inflates when she lets go. Great birthday gift for her!