Jolly Pets 14" Push-n-Play Dog Toy

Perfect for herding dogs like Australian Cattle Dogs. My ACD won't play with anything else now. But it should come with a list of recommended instructions. 1. It's a herding ball. Buy the largest size available. Should be shoulder height. 2. Sand down rough edges before playing to prevent dogs from getting friction burns along the jaw lines while herding. 3. Limit play to 15 minutes supervised activity. Friction burn is going to happen until your dog learns to use it's whole body and not just it's mouth. 4. Don't let dogs bite the ball, the plastic isn't tough enough and teeth will scratch the surface (which will increase the likelihood of mouth injuries during herding) 5. Check Perfect for herding dogs like Australian Cattle Dogs. My ACD won't play with anything else now. But it should come with a list of recommended instructions. 1. It's a herding ball. Buy the largest size available. Should be shoulder height. 2. Sand down rough edges before playing to prevent dogs from getting friction burns along the jaw lines while herding. 3. Limit play to 15 minutes supervised activity. Friction burn is going to happen until your dog learns to use it's whole body and not just it's mouth. 4. Don't let dogs bite the ball, the plastic isn't tough enough and teeth will scratch the surface (which will increase the likelihood of mouth injuries during herding) 5. Check ball and sand down rough spots before letting your dog herd the ball again. … more

i got this toy for my dog it was bigger than i thought. However my dog just loved it. She had the one size down from this and has used and still does for over 5 years. My dog is a lab and really spends tons of time pushing and chasing the toy. Love it and she loves it even more.

I'm giving this ball 4 stars for being huge and durable, but 1 star for failing to entertain my dog. I thought it was soft, but this ball is very hard plastic. My 100lb lab runs away from it like he does from the Roomba. Not for the big babies I guess.

This is the best ball for our 2 heelers. We purchased two sized. The 14" is our training ball for the youngest blue heeler and the 10" red ball is perfect for our seasoned red heeler. Excellent exercise ball for our high energy dogs!

I bought all 3 colors just to drive him wild. He runs the ball across the entire back yard. Any one of them and directs them. He can't wait to get back outside to play and it has helped with him wanting to herd me down the hallway. He is getting a great workout and the herding out of his system. The Rottweiler looks at him and jumps in from time to time. It is too big and hard for her to destroy which is what she is good at. They worked out really well. If you have a herding dog this is the one for you! My dog is part Blue Heeler and Jack Russell and always liked toys bigger than he is.

The ball is well made, not chewable, dogs try to grab the recessed plastic bolt (mentioned by others). I have both a working and a pet bred Aussie. The working girl is very strong eyed header with a 200 yard outrun who also drives and flanks - she doesn’t bite unless commanded to do so. The only interest she has in this ball is stopping it’s motion once it’s thrown. Otherwise she ignores it completely. She obviously isn’t a herb ball candidate. The pet bred Aussie (loves to play fetch and entertains herself with other toys) chases it but since she cannot pick it she has no interest in the toy. Toy encourages barking as it is frustrating to our dogs. End result - large well made plastic The ball is well made, not chewable, dogs try to grab the recessed plastic bolt (mentioned by others). I have both a working and a pet bred Aussie. The working girl is very strong eyed header with a 200 yard outrun who also drives and flanks - she doesn’t bite unless commanded to do so. The only interest she has in this ball is stopping it’s motion once it’s thrown. Otherwise she ignores it completely. She obviously isn’t a herb ball candidate. The pet bred Aussie (loves to play fetch and entertains herself with other toys) chases it but since she cannot pick it she has no interest in the toy. Toy encourages barking as it is frustrating to our dogs. End result - large well made plastic ball that none of our dogs play with. Like all animal toy, it depends on the one playing with it. … more

This is by far our dogs favorite toy. She is obsessed with it because she can't get a hold of it. She steers it all around the yard. The only issue is, because of the hard plastic, she has created raised scratches with her teeth and paws that can be sharp. We only can let her play with it for about 10 minutes or her nose and tongue start to get cut up. We are able to sand them down but it takes some effort.

We have 2 Malinois that are 15 months old I bought a 10" and a 14" Jolly ball. They absolutely love them. We have always played fetch but I like that they push/pull these around and have to use different muscle groups to control the ball.

This Sarge's favorite outdoor toy.It gives him the satisfaction of being a herding dog and tremendous exercise. He barks and yips as he rolls it around, either forward like a soccer player or backward.. When he is at play, I have to be careful to stay our of the way, lest "Red Ball" runs me down. I also have to be careful in kicking it, since it is hard plastic.

My dog was afraid of it at first. But once we chased it around the yard for her a few times she caught on and loved it. For a herding dog, nothing beats this. It can go as fast as she can. We loved it til we lost it. My dog launched it into our back creek where we couldn't reach it unfortunately. Probably going to buy again but hoping we don't lose it again.