The Herding Buddy Ball Dog Toy, Blue is plagued by durability issues. Almost all users reported the toy breaking within minutes of play, with common failure points being the seams, zippers, and handles. Most customers found the toy not worth the money and reported extreme disappointment
Extreme durability issues
This product is one-of-a-kind and High Quality Quality
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Release handle Position problem
The quality is such a huge disappointment. This ball was a very expensive, disposable, 5 minute toy. Truly a waste of hard earned money.
Recent reviews report even quicker disintegration than older reviews
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Factors: Aggressive chewing, Zippers and seamless design, High-energy play
No, multiple users reported it breaking within minutes of play.
No, it is not designed to withstand rough play or aggressive chewing.
Multiple reviews mention the poor material quality and frequent disintegration. As such, durability is a serious concern. This toy is not worth the money.
"My doggo is a herding dog so i figured this was going to be a shoe-in for him. Hes bigger than it but yet was terrified by it rolling back towards him and since then he has avoided it like the plague. The materials are strong and its extremely weather resistant. Storms, Snow, extremely hot weather, ..."
"I have a 11 month old Australian Shepherd (about 50 lbs) and although he just LOVED this toy, I would not recommend it. It is not durable. On the second play day, the zipper broke open, and he was able to rip the cover of the ball. Chewy kindly sent me a replacement herding ball and within moments..."
Do not recommend for the intended use with dogs due to poor build quality and lack of durability. Consider alternative products
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