What is Reddit's opinion of Snug Rubber Dog Balls for Small and Medium Dogs - Tennis Ball Size - Virtually Indestructible (3 Pack - Original)?

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Just a heads up, it’s been mentioned on this sub by others and myself, tennis balls over time can wear down your pups teeth. We didn’t know that, and after a few hundred tennis ball throws over 18-months to a year and ALL of our 6-yo’s canines were worn down a few mm’s.

My vet BIL looked at them one day when we were with family and told me to monitor and possibly stop using tennis balls. We switched to this style ball a few years ago and we noticed the wear all but stopped.

Keep in mind, these balls work for us and our 60-lb heeler, but they could present a choking hazard to larger dogs. We try our best to keep them away from larger dogs if we’re at a dog park or something.

Cheers!

Seconded this info. We used tennis balls for years, and our older Heeler must have caught 300 throws a day for a few years. We thought he chipped his canines on inspection. Talked to a vet in the family and he told us to avoid tennis balls if he’s that obsessed, they are actually pretty bad for their teeth in heavy dosage.

We moved to these a few years back and it’s helped slow that wear down on his teeth. These have caused problems with bigger dogs, but about 5,000 throws (who knows really…) later, and no issues with them.

I don't give my pups tennis balls because the fur gets sand on it and then becomes like sand paper on their teeth. We've only found one ball that was acceptable and stands up to the abuse. These ones. IDK if I'd give these to a GSD or a Pit as they might split, but my pups have been using these as chewing gum for 1+ years and they show absolutely no sign of wear.

I wish I had 1,000 caramel MnMs. Those things are so freaking good. Idk why I waited so long to try them but I’m obsessed.

Congrats on your karma! I’m linking these tough tennis balls for my pupper-do since she loves to tear her toys up and these are tough ones! No need for 1000 tho.

 

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My dog quickly destroyed the West Paw Zogoflex Hurley Bone and the Tux. He also quickly destroyed an XL black "classic" Kong and a black Kong bone. I got him a new XXL black Kong and he's only interested in licking peanut butter out of it, I think it's too big for him to really chew on (which was my intent.) We haven't tried Goughnuts, but we might in the future.

The West Paw and Kong Extreme toys just aren't as indestructible as I thought they'd be. I haven't tried it, but the black Kong ball might be good - I find that spheres are good because they're hard to hold when slippery with slobber and this keeps dogs from being able to surgically attack a weak spot / seam / hole.

Things that he hasn't destroyed are these:

• Set of 3 rubber balls - very similar to lacrosse balls, but probably way cheaper. I wish they were a little bigger, though. If your dog is really big and has a huge throat these could present a choking hazard, but they're fine for my 78 lb dog. They also don't have a hole in them as a choking safety breathing hole, so keep that in mind.

• Just the squirrels - this might be because my dog is a weirdo but he just likes to chase and gently chew (mouth) the squirrel. Plus you have 2 as backups. I think maybe it's almost too small for his big mouth to really pick apart. They sell just the squirrels as well as "refills" which might be even better, as my dog did start ripping apart the plush hiding "log".

• Split elk antler - I like the split one because it keeps him focused on gnawing out the softer marrow and not gnawing or chewing on the harder outer bone. Plus now that he'd dug out some of the marrow I can fill it with peanut butter and freeze it.

Also, Nylabones (the really big Galileo is good) and jumbo Benebones, although they can get sharp nubs which can cut gums, so I got a heavy duty metal file typically used for metal and it works really well to file down the sharp prickly places.