Need Tennis ball recommendations

[Wendy and Sophie]

Our five month old goldendoodle loves tennis balls!  We've been buying the Kong Squeakair variety, but she is now consistently tearing the felt off of them.  It's by far her favorite toy, but they are lasting less and less time and we don't want her eating the felt, of course.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a tough tennis ball? I'd love ideas on something durable.

Thanks so much!

Wendy

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Chuck It!

They last forever. I have a few that are 4 years old.   Get  yourself a Chuck It Launcher  to save your elbows and shoulders.

I do have tennis balls in the car in case we are out and I dont want to use our good balls, but at  home he only has Chuck It.

Tennis balls can trap dirt and sand so they will wear down the teeth faster

[Wendy and Sophie]

Thanks, Joanne!

[Wendy and Myla]

Chuck It balls - especially the glow in the dark ones!  Here's a discussion I posted a while ago

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/chuckit-glow-in-the-dark-b...

[Wendy and Sophie]

Thank you, Wendy!

[Shoney & Ruby]

We love Chuck It too. Ruby has had the same Chuck It for two months. They came in a 2-pack--seems like a good deal.

[Pat, Mary & Cooper]

Cooper loves his Chuck it balls! He also has the glow in the dark ones , great for playing outside late evenings... He always walks around with one in his mouth and does the ''squishy'' sound. Highly recommend.

[F, Calla & Luca]

I would avoid tennis balls per se. Luca loved them but I think they wore his teeth done. He too ripped the covers off.I have one ball I love and he does too :-) Petstages ORKA Tennis Ball.

[Lynda Kamrath]

I agree.  Avoid the tennis balls.  They do wear down a dog's teeth.  Chuck It balls are much better for them.

[Wendy and Sophie]

Thanks so much!  We'll definitely switch over to the Chuck It and ORKA.

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

While my two don't go crazy over tennis balls, our vet advised us to stay away from them, because the knap of the balls wears away the surface of dogs' teeth.

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

This is what we use instead of tennis balls:  

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[Jennifer Tramell]

I have the same problem with balls - my Tessa demolishes them.  We have given up on balls and now use rope toys - they are cheap, we can play fetch, she can chew on them, etc.  I buy them at the dollar store, wash them off if they get nasty, throw them away when they get too old.  My parents use the Chuck-it balls and love them.

I have always been worried about tennis balls.  I remember reading a James Herriot veterinarian story (anyone read James Herriot?) about a collie who got a tennis ball stuck in his throat.  Due to the size and flexibility of tennis balls, I don't let my standard goldendoodles play with standard size tennis balls.  I've bought the larger Kong tennis balls, but they don't last long.