Chuckit! Air Fetch Ball for Dogs

Edited review – This ChuckIt Big Air ball is a complete game changer for my German Shepherd. Despite the sellers slow customer service and their wishy washy response to question I submitted (how does one know when the 3.0 psi was reached), I decided to try again because I had heard such positive things about it. I’m SO glad I hadn’t given up! I decided to inflate ball #2 until it was too difficult to inflate anymore. That did the trick! My dog cannot puncture this ball. Sad that one ball had to be lost to learn that. I have a high drive dog and have never been able to exercise her as much as this Big Air ball. She literally goes until she is panting so hard that she takes a break. When our play is done, I have to put the ball away where she can’t get to it. She is so focused on chasing this ball that she sees nothing else. Including when a guest visiting our house. Unheard of. If she doesn’t lose 5 lbs over the next six months I’ll be shocked (she can afford to lose a few). My walking/running her, throwing a ball back-and-forth 50 times, swimming in the pool, nor play date dates have been able to wear her out to the extent at this toy has. Drawback - it would not work with my dog without a fenced in yard. She would literally run into the street to chase this ball, so an invisible fence would be out. Out of curiosity, and to my dog’s dismay, let my neighbors lab play with it for a few minutes. Their dog was unimpressed. Maybe if I had gone over and engaged the dog with the toy it would’ve been different. Absolutely love this toy! Purchased a second one to have on hand because I don’t want to find out what life is like if this one breaks. I am hoping that I can edit this review based on the positive experiences of others; however, we inflated the first product to 14” as stated. It requires you to inflate to 3 PSI, but if there’s a way to measure that ChuckIt doesn’t say. My German Shepherd punctured it. Convinced that it must be me, I purchased a second, and last, unit which I emailed their customer support because of course there’s no person to speak with, asking how to best measure 3 PSI. Sorry I’m not in the mood to go on YouTube and spend the time that I feel the company should provide the customer. They advise. It will take 5–7 business days for an answer. On day five. Still no answer.

Aussie loves it. She plays more like a huge ball that can’t slash, cache in the air than herding but she seems very happy with it. 6 month and not ruptures or damage.

Update: we're a month into this ball now and it is still in perfect condition and still the favorite inside the house ball. He couldn't find this ball today and insisted to me that the ball was inside the dryer. I picked up my boy and showed him the top of the dryer, his eyes went to all surfaces several times. He was not satisfied when I said, see it's not there. I had to empty the dryer to prove the ball was not inside the dryer. After crawling around with a flashlight to every corner of the laundry room, I gave up saying I didn't know where he put his ball. I went back to my chores while he sat in the laundry room doorway whining. After an hour, he gave up and fetched another ball, but he was elated when later I opened my closet door and there was the ball. Golly, my determined little dachshund adores this ball, and I'm here ordering another so I don't have to go through this "mom, I can't find my ball" disaster again. Original review: Good size ball for little dogs. My mini dachshund loves balls, day and night he wants a ball, and would play fetch 24 hours a day if I would cooperate. We use this as an inside ball, and it has a great bounce on the hard floor...he loves catching in mid air. This ball is 2.5" in diameter and is made in Vietnam of a sturdy, thick, but flexible rubber type material. While the size is good for little dogs, I do not recommend for a larger or even medium size dog. Neither does it seem durable enough for good sized chompers. My dachshund treasures his balls but this one he is gnawing on, something he hasn't done with any other balls, even soft, stuffed ones. The holes/empty space must encourage this. Therefore, this ball may not last long, but he has definitely added this ball to his treasures the past few days.

Don't buy this. It broke within like 2 minutes of my dog playing with it. Easily got a puncture and now won't hold air. Also, no product support available for this item so its just a waste of money. Its not a cheap toy either so I would expect better quality from this item.

My 11 month old Rottweiler loves it. Hasn’t broken it (yet) although he is starting to tear the stitching along one seam. If it had a more durable bladder, reinforced stitching, and larger size options, it would be perfect. Several people leaving reviews both good and bad seem to not be fully inflating the ball. The ball is meant to be inflated to the point where no fabric can be pinched. It’s for herding (pushing and rolling) NOT meant to be chewed or carried in the mouth/teeth. If you can pinch excess fabric then your dog will be able to bite it enough to destroy it.

UPDATE/ while I take full responsibility for allowing it, this ball has almost zero resistance to chewing. I was able to avoid any damage at home since the pup was close, but at the dog park and 40+ feet away it only took a few moments to rip it in two places. It still throws, but (for me) it is only for highly supervised backyard tossing....also...it floats./UPDATE I just got this in today and immediately took it out to the backyard for a trial run. The price point ($12.67 for 1 medium ball) is a bit steep, but my 3 y/o pitbull absolutely loves this ball (once he gets over the initial "Hey! This isn't my ball..."). It already seems like he is able to play longer and it does sound like his breathing is noticeably less restricted. He absolutely loves all things chuckit (we have at least 1 of just about every medium ball they offer), but in addition to his love of playing fetch, he has a tendency to keep the ball in his mouth as he is trotting around the dog park, and even when he stops for a rest. I hadn't really considered that it might reduce his play duration by restricting his breathing, but it makes sense conceptually. The other balls won't be going into full retirement, but depending on how he takes to it, this one might be getting top billing in the rotation. The concept (and apparent execution, so far) of this ball design is pretty slick. Initial thoughts: the design is notably lighter and the ball doesn't fly as far or fast as the other chuckit balls. It also doesn't bounce nearly as well (this makes sense, but is worth noting when considering it). One reviewer mentioned their dog destroying it, and I would certainly expect that to happen with most dogs since there are so many gaps/holes for them to since claws and teeth into. We don't generally leave our pups unsupervised with any chuckit balls anyway, but this ball will be one that is 100% supervised only. I look forward to giving this a full blown test at the dog park. *note: the petmate website (parent company of chuckit) has these for a better price, especially if you buy multiple...it might not be prime, but I don't NEED to get it in two days

These are brilliant! My bulldogs favorite ball. They are bouncy. Perfect for playing fetch. She also likes to put the whole thing in her mouth and chew on it sometimes. We have the medium and large. I like the large size because I’m nervous she will get the smaller ones somehow stuck in her throat. But because of the way they are made it makes me feel better about at least being able to breathe. Excellent quality and durability! *Update.* The balls can’t be expected to last forever, especially when playing fetch and tug of war with them. And yes they work well for that since I can easily hook my finger on the ball to get ahold. It’s been over 6 months and there are some areas that are worn down and beginning to break apart. However, I’m impressed on how well these hold up to daily play. I cannot praise these enough. The only thing that I’d like to see is more colors since my Gracie doesn’t want to share with her new brother.

I decided to buy this because we were forecast to get some very hot weather, and I was concerned about how much my ball-obsessed, reluctant to quit, border collie mix was already panting during play sessions. He loves the regular balls by this company, to the point he refuses to take other balls when offered (he *may* be a little spoiled, lol), and initially refused to take this one, but did go get it when I threw it for him. He dropped it several times on the way back on that first retrieve—I’m guessing the openings felt odd in his mouth—but after that he’s been happy to play with it. I noticed right away that his panting wasn’t as heavy, both during and after play. On the way back home from the park, when he stopped to sniff various trees on the boulevard, instead of dropping the ball several times as he does with the original version, he continued to hold it in his mouth. I had thought that his dropping the ball was due to getting distracted by whatever he was smelling (which seemed a little odd considering how ball obsessed he is), but now I think it was so he could catch his breath after playing, something he doesn’t need to do with this new ball. I’ve only had this for a few days, so I can’t really comment on durability except that I’d expect the design makes this ball more susceptible to puppies or hard core chewers, which isn’t a concern for my guy. I have noticed he will sometimes catch or carry this by a single strand, which I’d guess puts more stress on the material, so it’s durability is probably going to be less than the normal ball, but I feel the trade off in improved breathing is worth it. All in all, so far I’m very pleased with this purchase, and ordered another in case the first gets lost or damaged.

My dogs, all sizes, have used this product for years. The lattice-like structure makes it easy to carry as they have lots of gripping surfaces. However this is not for heavy chewers, it’s a ball, not a chew toy.

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We have 90 lb. male labradoodle with unpredictable tendencies when it comes to toys. We never know if something is going to be a hit or a total dud. Wait, that's not true... any plush toys with squeakers lose their life within 5 minutes of meeting Zed. And tennis-type balls get broken in half in about 30 seconds (just a couple of good chomps). I ordered this ball because we had one sort of like it (but a little bigger) that he absolutely LOVED but it disappeared from our yard. I wasn't sure if it would be a good purchase or not, but I liked the holes in it to allow him to breathe when it's in his mouth. It arrived, and his joy level went through the roof. Sometimes he destroys rubbery toys and other times he doesn't. And sometimes he'll play nicely with a toy for months and all of a sudden tear it to shreds one evening for no apparent reason. I wanted to wait a while before posting a review to see if this ball was going to meet its demise. We have had it for 2 months. He LOVES it... and I love it too. I'm comfortable throwing it in the house because it won't dent the walls or bend the blinds. :o) When he picks a toy out of his bin to play with, he always brings this little orange ball to me. I wasn't sure when I ordered it of how the size was going to work for him. The ball he lost was 4 inches and this new ball was just 3 inches . But he doesn't seem to mind it at all, and I can tell that there's no need for me to worry about him swallowing it while fetching. He likes to squish it in his jaws (not bite for destruction, just chomp for up-and-down-ness) - I think he likes how flexible it is. At this point, I'd definitely order another one for him. I haven't tested it yet in our launcher to see if it fits, but it's still a winner for us even if it doesn't. And it's a frozen winter wonderland where we live so I haven't been able to test it in a pond but I don't think it'd float much above the water anyway. Probably better as a land toy or pool toy.

Punctured the first time I used it. Avoid with any dogs

No duró ni 5 minutos pues se poncho. Se supone que es para perros y con una mordida se rompe