Nerf Dog Tennis Ball Blaster Dog Toy, Large

I have a pointer that needs to run, run, RUN! So, my wife purchased this after my right rotator cuff started to come unglued after days of throwing amateur fastball pitches to the dog. Seems fairly well built. Its a bit bulky, and it doesn't shoot balls as far as you think, but it works well if you think like a physicist (my trade). If you quickly thrust your arm forward with the gun WHILE pulling the trigger, you can get some serious extra zip and distance on the ball -- it would go probably about 80 feet in this circumstance (make sure you shoot it at an optimal 45 degree angle, too). Just pulling the trigger with the spring all the way back does give you a tepid 35-40 feet at most, but I have a pointer that needs to run, run, RUN! So, my wife purchased this after my right rotator cuff started to come unglued after days of throwing amateur fastball pitches to the dog. Seems fairly well built. Its a bit bulky, and it doesn't shoot balls as far as you think, but it works well if you think like a physicist (my trade). If you quickly thrust your arm forward with the gun WHILE pulling the trigger, you can get some serious extra zip and distance on the ball -- it would go probably about 80 feet in this circumstance (make sure you shoot it at an optimal 45 degree angle, too). Just pulling the trigger with the spring all the way back does give you a tepid 35-40 feet at most, but the arm thrust is easy to do. My pointer would actually get tired after 30 continual minutes of this...so if its good enough for Ms. Hyper Dog, then its probably great for others. … more

Works as the description says it would!!! I'm going to buy several more of these for presents for family with birthdays and such. Great product!!!

I’ve got a year old GSD, he constantly wants to play ball. This keeps him amused for hours and saves my arm from getting tired. It took him a little while to get used to the noise, but he’s fine with it now.

Molly gets excited every time I pick up the Nerfdog gun. Yes, it really does shoot that far! It is the perfect compromise for throwing the tennis ball yourself. My 8yr old son taught me how to use it. It is easy to use. Molly loves it.

It doesn't shoot as far as the product describes on the front. A 5 year old can throw farther than the nerf gun can actually shoot.

I have been using the Nerf Blaster every day for a month and it is working great. A lot easier on my shoulder too.

Wish I would have discovered this sooner my dog loves chasing balls and she loves when I take this toy out.

This product performs well. Would like to see a little more distance, but this will do the job. Jury is out as to how long the spring will last. My pup would give it a 10 on a scale of 1-5. I do like the feature of using the gun to pick up the ball, it saves bringing out a towel to wipe ones hands after picking up the ball -- my pup slobbers a lot!!

NerfDog had sent me a Tennis Ball Blaster to review for the Australian Shepherd Journal. My dogs LOVED it. It lasted two years before the spring (or whatever pushes the ball out) gave out. I tried to open the blaster to fix it, but that was not meant to be. So I HAD to buy a new one. I cannot throw straight or far--I throw like an old lady. So we are back to having a blast with the Blaster. The dogs get a good run and chase, and I don't have to recover mis-thrown balls from the rose garden.

This Nerf gun isn't as nice as the cheaper launcher, it's not made very sturdy it does not engage all the time. Kinda made bad, and I'll never ever buy the Nerf balls again, they deflate quick and break very easily. They are the worst I've used.