Dog Toy Ball with Handle for Fetch

You lob the ball from your palm and it lands twenty paces out. The handle is the whole idea. Hook a finger through it and the throw goes much farther. He bites it and carries the ball back instead of rolling it home.

This dog toy ball with handle turns fetch into a two-way game. The molded loop is what makes it work: it's your throwing grip and his carrying grip, on the same ball.

What the loop changes:

• Longer throws: swing it by the loop instead of lobbing it from your palm
• Easy pickup: lift it by the handle rather than a slobbered ball
• Instant tug game: he takes the handle, you take the ball, and fetch becomes tug
• Rough textured shell: grip for wet mouths, and something for teeth to hold
• Bright panels: easier for him to spot in grass than a plain ball

The shell is nylon with a rough diamond grid molded into the surface. That makes it sturdier than a smooth rubber ball, and it holds up to being carried around in a mouth.

It bounces off true and rolls off straight. Solid enough to bounce properly on a path, light enough that a medium dog can carry it at a run.

On grass the colored panels stand out, which saves the ten minutes you usually spend looking for a ball.

Three colors, same ball. Translucent with bright panels, black with colors, or black and white. Pick whichever one you'll find fastest in your yard.

It works indoors on a smaller throw too. At 230 g it's heavy enough to feel like a real ball and light enough to roll down a hallway without taking a lamp with it.

Getting the size right

One size, three colors. The ball is 5.1 in (13 cm) across and weighs 230 g, with the handle molded into the top.

That suits a medium or large dog who can open his mouth around a 5 in ball. A toy breed will manage the handle but not the ball itself.

Specifications

• Diameter: 5.1 in (13 cm)
• Weight: 230 g
• Material: nylon with a rough external texture
• Handle: molded anti-slip loop on top
• Colors: Transparent, Black Multicolor, Black and White
• Suitable for: fetch, toss and tug
• Transparent version: Has a tennis ball inside the shell

Safety note: A fetch and tug toy, not a chew toy. Supervise play and replace the ball if the handle or the shell starts to split.

Hook a finger through the loop and throw it further than you ever could from your palm. It comes back faster, for your arm and for his jaw.