Jolly Pets 14" Push-n-Play Dog Toy

Our Dot dog - herding mix - loved this the first day we got it. She is day blind and the ball made lots of noise on the crunchy snow so she could find it easily. She wore herself out. Her interest waned after that first day. She smacked into it pretty hard once thinking it was the big soft 'pilates' ball she also herds. Hasn't been too enthused since. But we have high hopes that when the weather warms up she will once again play with it. The big balls really help. We also have the 8 inch 'soccer' jolly ball. Wish this one was made of the same material. It is a HARD plastic. Just know that going in. All in all, I do recommend it. You have to make the call as to whether or not your Our Dot dog - herding mix - loved this the first day we got it. She is day blind and the ball made lots of noise on the crunchy snow so she could find it easily. She wore herself out. Her interest waned after that first day. She smacked into it pretty hard once thinking it was the big soft 'pilates' ball she also herds. Hasn't been too enthused since. But we have high hopes that when the weather warms up she will once again play with it. The big balls really help. We also have the 8 inch 'soccer' jolly ball. Wish this one was made of the same material. It is a HARD plastic. Just know that going in. All in all, I do recommend it. You have to make the call as to whether or not your dog will like it. … more

I ordered a 6 inch and a 14 inch version of this ball. This is for the 14 inch. It's AWESOME. It is much harder plastic than I anticipated, and is fairly light. The ball is thick, heavy duty. For some reason, I pictured this as something more along the lines of a softer yoga ball; it's not. I can see why it would last a long time. The plug is about a half inch down from the surface of the ball, so not much danger in it getting chewed. Our teenaged English Mastiff went crazy over it and is now snoring happily after 20 minutes of hard play, pushing it around and barking at it.

My owners bought this ball when I was 2 months old. I am a 5-year-old German Shepherd and I miss this ball very much right now. My owners left it out and Sub-Zero weather and it cracked and they had to throw it away. when they threw it into the dumpster I stared at the dumpster for days, thinking they were going to dig it out but it wasn't coming back. this ball has been my best companion besides my owners of course and now my adopted friend the Border Collie. This ball provides so much stimulation and play and exercise for me, I just love it so much. My owners can sense that I missed the ball and that is why they are ordering another one. My adopted brother Max the Border Collie doesn't like My owners bought this ball when I was 2 months old. I am a 5-year-old German Shepherd and I miss this ball very much right now. My owners left it out and Sub-Zero weather and it cracked and they had to throw it away. when they threw it into the dumpster I stared at the dumpster for days, thinking they were going to dig it out but it wasn't coming back. this ball has been my best companion besides my owners of course and now my adopted friend the Border Collie. This ball provides so much stimulation and play and exercise for me, I just love it so much. My owners can sense that I missed the ball and that is why they are ordering another one. My adopted brother Max the Border Collie doesn't like it as much as I do, I think it's because he didn't get to experience it as a puppy. I loved it from day one I learned how to push it with my nose and move it wherever I want to move it with my whole body, I can almost play soccer with it that's how funny I am with that ball. Everyone that sees me play with it is just amazed, so I recommend if you are going to buy this ball buy it while your dog is still a puppy introduce it to him and about the age that I was introduced to it. Just about 5 years of playtime for the price.... Well worth it … more

My dog is a herding breed and he goes NUTS over this ball. He pushes it around and tires himself out which is nice. He never seems to lose interest in it. Its great for a high activity dog, especially if you don’t have any livestock. It’s hard plastic which does get marked up really easy if your dog bites it but it’s tough enough to take it. One of the best things I’ve ever bought! (Note: for whatever reason this product gets lost in the mail a lot. I had to order it from three different places to even get one. I can’t remember if I ended up getting it here or not.)

I got this for my 5 month old Australian shepherd at the recommendation of his trainer. For a couple seconds at first he didn’t understand what to do with it, but once he saw me kick the ball he realized he could push it, and now he just goes wild chasing it around our yard! I used a flathead screwdriver to open the top and fill it part way with water so it’s heavier and more work for him to push. He never gets bored with it AND it helps tire him out. Great purchase. :)

My Rottweiler loves his herding ball. Although he can really scrape it up by trying to dig his teeth in to carry it. I always have one in backup. I sand it down when it gets really scraped up. It can have sharp edges. Not all dogs are as hard on these balls as my Rottie

My golden loves this. Hasn’t gotten bored with it at all. We play a form of soccer with it (do NOT try to kick it!). He pushes it downhill towards me, as I block it (so far successfully) for going too far and into the river. Then I pick it up and throw it back up hill. This can go on quite a while.

Ordered this one, and the red one, for our Lab mix and Boxer mix to play with outside. I understand that they are designed to be tough enough that the dogs can't chew them up but they are really too heavy and have no give or no bounce to them at all. They were excited when we tossed them across the yard but they quickly lost interest when they couldn't get the balls to roll. Maybe if their play space was the driveway or a patio then it might be different but they aren't great on the grass.

This is a very hard ball. Thought it would be a bit softer but it’s hard plastic. My dog loves it though. He will push it around for a very long time. Don’t think it will ever break

This is the perfect size for our 70lb border collie/heeler/lab. He naturally knew what to do with it, by pushing his shoulder and head.