KONG Wubba - Dog Toy for Tug of War & Fetch - Dog Supplies for Puppy & Dog Playtime - Outdoor & Indoor Dog Toy - for XL Dogs

Super sturdy. Heavy duty. Lasts through 2 large dogs with one being a puppy who chews and chews. This is our 3rd one in 12 years.

indestructible dog toy

Over the 10+ years have been lucky enough to have a dog in my life have had many versions of these. Used to get one & it would last years. Now lasts weeks/month. Fabric is softer/less sturdy leading to ease destruction. The fabric collars that separate the two rubber balls inside & seals the 2 balls in the fabric shell tend to separate where stitched together - I have a fix for that which GREATLY increases the life of these that is simple, easy, inexpensive.Zip ties. I get whatever size is cheapest in a 20 pack. I zip tie the bottom fabric gasket & a 2nd to retain form/separate the 2 balls (smaller from larger). Any sharp edges on the zip ties can be softened or rounded to prevent injury by melting & molding sharp edges smooth in the hard plastic zip ties with a wand lighter (just practice safety). This saved one Kong that was 8 years old @ another that was days old from this seller (when both would’ve been trash-bound).These are then good for fetch, tug, shaking. For those dogs that tend to lie there & destroy (I.e. puppies/adolescent ~ 1 yr old “destructive stage”) - these will need supervision & removal to prevent shredding/eating the flappy material & help teach appropriate play.

First, let me say that the dogs LOVED this toy, so I would give it 5 stars for pup appeal. That said, it didn't last a month, so I gave it 3 stars for durability (see more about that below). Disappointing for a KONG toy, to say the least, but to be fair, we weren't strict about supervising play until we could see how it lasted. Having had such good luck with the Stuff-A-Ball, I wasn't too worried. I should have been.Construction: This was a big toy (as one might expect from a toy labelled "extra large"), and measured about 16" long and around 3" across the widest part of the body. The large "belly" ball is a large, soft rubber squeaker with a relatively high pitch that was quite loud. The small ball at the top was a standard "dog-safe" tennis ball. The whole apparatus is covered in a nylon "canvas" that is pretty durable for tug play. The cover is held in place with bands of the same fabric where the two balls meet and where the tail is joined to the bottom. That bottom band was the Wubba's downfall here.The dogs: Breque is a 35# Red Heeler/Kelpie mix, who is very high energy and hard-playing. She has outgrown chewing, but loves to work her powerful jaws on things (she can pop a new regulation tennis ball), and to shake and throw toys around. Lance is an 80# Lab-Pit mix, about 2 years old, who would much rather lie around and maul - not chew, maul - things. He picks threads to open toys so he can pull the squeakers out, de-furs fuzzy toys (picks the fur out one tuft at a time), unlaces shoes, and mauls anything with any sort of resistance. Breque could probably have played with the Wubba for a long time (in fact, she has a smaller version), but Lance mauled it in half. Literally. The fabric band at the base gathers the rest of the cover together and joins it to the tails. That means there are some small, semi-rigid pleats, and a lovely (and probably otherwise sturdy) band of fabric that just begs to be mauled. Lance picked at the pleats until they gave way and then chewed the tails off.On a good note: the tails have survived a lot of tugging and shaking and chewing since the demise of the original toy, and I stuffed the supersized squeaker in an old sock to make a new toy for supervised play. Unfortunately, the two just aren't as appealing as the original toy, so they don't get much attention unless there's a human involved.For supervised play or for dogs who have matured out of the chewing/mauling stage, I would still definitely recommend the Wubba. Our dogs loved it both for interactive play and as the go-to toy to entertain themselves, and we may try again once Lance gets past the Mr. Destructo stage.

I have a medium and small dog. I buy this for my small dog because I can’t ever find a size with durability with any other brand. The perfect amount of stuffing, bounce, size, and softness. This dog toys functionality is perfect for her and never smells.

Several years ago we had a Wubba that both our Lab and Boxer enjoyed for well over a year until we lost it at the dog park. We had this Wubba for 3 days and this is what our Boston Terrier did to it. Fun to play with, but really bummed that after a small amount of time with it each of the three days, this is what we’re left with.

All of my dogs love this toy. I have so many laying around the house. The design of this Kong to is very durable as it holds up to my Boxers daily punishment. I purchase both the X-Large toy (for the boxers) and the small for my Toy Australian Shepard. The small one is the perfect weight and size for her little mouth to squeak. and the X-Large are the perfect size for the boxers to shake around and squeak.

Very durable! My dog chews everything and this lasted.