Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update: So they did a redesign, both good and bad. LOVE the skin redesign. The loop to hold the tail over the inner pouch is perfect to keep a dog from instantly chewing that piece off. The BAD part of the redesign is the actual ball. No more screws to keep it shut. Instead its a twist open and twist closed. Sadly, my dog twists it open just with normal play, which causes it to lock, or give a hard clacking when it spins and hits the inside of the shell. Causing me to hate the new tail design because I hae to pull it out to get back in. All in all. GREAT skin redesign, shell for the ball needs to go back to the old model. From the dog's perspective, a two year old boxer, this is one of the best things since sliced bread and butter. It makes noise, it wiggles, and when he holds it in his mouth it makes the entire thing vibrate so he can't see straight. He learned within two minutes that he can throw it, or whip it around by the tail to make it activate and drained a full set of batteries in a day. When we take it away and put it up, he sits in front of the cabinet and just stares. From an owner's perspective. This is a good toy. Before I got it, I had one of those my doll my life hoverboard remote control things, and he would chase it until the battery ran dead and I had to recharge it. Sadly that is no longer being made which lead me to find something else he could entertain himself with. So let's get down to the nitty gritty shall we? 1. Durability, if you have a small dog? GREAT Toy for them I'd assume. They can't get their mouth on the whole thing and that makes it last longer. For a big dog? If your dog likes to bite his toys, this won't last long. Simple fact. Any dog owner knows this, to complain about it is a fool's errand and not something the company is responsible for. It's plastic, not metal. 2. Skin Duration. If your dog is like mine, he sits and pins it down to chew on it, he goes right for the parts easiest for him, which is the velcro since it bulges. Still not something to whine to the company about. I had a little weiner dog that would rip the skins off fresh tennis balls in five minutes flat. That's just the dog. 3. Price. Cost is somewhat complicated for me. It's about as expensive as the largest lambchop squeak lamb, but doesn't last nearly as long as that did. Simply because my dog loves this even more. All in all, if you want a toy that will never possibly break ever, it's an impossibility. Dogs have teeth, dogs bite, dogs chew. So please don't pay any mind to the complaints in the lower reviews over duration of toy life. Think about how your dog acts with toys, and decide if this would be a match with their play habits. Big dog and a chewer? Expect to buy more than one. Small dog and a chewer? Get ready to buy skins. Small dog and not a chewer? Will probably last forever. Dear Customer service reps, if you read these, I'd like to make an offer to have one of these delivered once a week, is there anyway we can discuss a possible lower price? Cause the once a month auto ship wouldn't work for us.