The ball on a string is absolutely my dogs favorite toy.
However, I have been having a few issues with the orbee. The string popping out is one of them. The second is that the 3 inch is a little hard for her to grip because its just a tad too big and it gets slimy. I don't want to trade down in size because of the risk of it popping off and her choking on it during tugging.
lm curious about the roni ball. Anybody use it?
What are the pros and cons?
I'm not doing drive building stuff, though I have been thinking about getting the drive and focus video because she loves it so much.
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I've used both. I'm a bad judge of "five chomper rated" toys owning bullies. They destroy everything if it isn't taken away after play sessions. Rose has eaten a pillar that supports my deck from being left outside while I had a date over!
For fifteen bucks, the Roni ball is hard to beat IMO, but both are well-made and would last for most dogs. Rose can turn a black Kong toy into shrapnel if left alone with it, so please don't take my personal observations as gospel. The key in my house is use toys for play, then remove the toy. There are toys my own dogs don't "work on" when I leave, but those are the exceptions.
Is the string on the Roni more securely attached? I have retied the one on the orbee, but the thing is that the smaller hole is beginning to stretch out.
I don't ever leave her with toys except the black kong. Chewing durability doesn't matter.
Part of the reason I like it so much is that its a fresh one for us that will never be available for solo play. My dog walker used to let her just carry balls around the park, and as a result she just doesn't interact with anyone when using a regular ball. She runs out, gets it and then wanders off. They lost their magic i guess!
I've been using the orbee to get her to run and retrieve. Two ball just didn't do the trick, but she loves to come back for a game of tug!
My puppy is orbee nutz. So that's all I can say, I intend owning a Roni ball too though. From what I understand you have to be real careful with the Roni because it is so hard. I'm sure its something you can handle but just be careful and look into it!
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Roni balls aren't anything so different. There are many balls on the market you wouldn't want to use for fetch. If they seem hard, solid and heavy, I wouldn't throw it for catch, no matter the brand.
Both my dogs have loved their Orbee ball. But soon the string was out and the the world was chewed off, and now the ball is ready for the garbage because it is chewed nearly in half. Both my dogs love to chew on the ball, so I don't care. I have had it over a year, so I'd say it lasted a long time. None of my dogs toys have ever had, lasted forever.
Makes me just think no toy can withstand two sets of those giant teeth and strong jaws.
But, having said that, it is still their ball of choice even over the Ultra ball. I too am thinking of giving the Roni ball a try and see if it endures longer than the Orbee.
My question is, the Orbee has that nice spring back that they like to chew on, would the Roni ball be so hard that they don't want to chew on it? I guess that might solve my problem, if it did.
There is no better toy for focus training, at least for my two.
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