JW Crackle Heads Crackle Ball - Large

I’m rating this based on my dogs’ response to this toy – they absolutely love it, and it has seen more use without damage than any of their regular throwing toys. At the same time, unless you enjoy, REALLY ENJOY the sound of crunching water bottles, you may not like having this ball in the house. Pros: The rubber outer shell of the ball is durable, and can survive both chewing and pulling forces (as a note, my dogs do not concentrate on chewing - they use it more for play games). It’s big enough for my dogs to play tug of war with it, hooking their teeth in the mesh, and they since it bounces around if they drop or kick it, it makes the game more interesting than rope. They did crush the interior plastic, but they don't really seem to care. It’s much more engaging than a normal ball, and can be modified to hold treats, sticks, rope elements and other external bits, which my shepherd mix loves; he gets bored easily and frequently, and this can actually entertain him. Cons: This toy is loud, and produces repetitive crunching sounds. It is apparently really engaging to chew, and my dogs will produce the horrid plastic crackling up to half an hour at a time. If you let your dogs in and out, it would make a fine outdoor toy, but since I have a dog door, it migrates around to pretty much wherever the dogs are. I kind of hate it, but will probably buy another if they break this one since they enjoy it so much.

My red Heeler loves these balls, second only to Tennis balls but she destroys those within minutes and they are outside only. This is her inside ball. She is hard on toys and has the strongest bite of any dog I've had (shepherds, collies, weimaraners, retrievers, Labs) yet these continue to last. She catches the ball, we play tug of war with it (she places it in hand hand and pulls only when I have a firm grip, she shakes it and flings it. The rubber outside even outlasts the water-bottle like plastic piece inside. Steps holds the ball with her foot and pulls on the rubber with her mouth, stretching it to sometimes twice its size. I pull while shes pulling. This thing gets abused daily and keeps on going. Its the most used toy and she brings it to me to play with every day. Each ball lasts about 6 months before the inside ball is toast and the outer rubber is finally starting to tear/break. which for me in an incredibly long time. If this ball is available to play, she wants it over all others. Shes NEVER gotten a piece off to actually swallow and that alone is worth the price.

Good product, wish it was a little more chew resistant

Dog loves it! Not as crinkly, but still enjoyed even if smashed a bit.

This is a favourite for my fur babies. Super durable. Only second to the JW bowling pin. The dogs LOVE this toy. Soft enough it won't damage walls, durable for aggressive chewers. They did destroy one, par for the course, but it took months. The crackle sound appeals to them. Me, while working, not so much. It will definitely pack snow in the gaps in winter.. they love it. I love it less when they bring it snow packed in the house, again, par for the course. I definitely recommend for aggressive chewers and doggos of all sizes as it has good grip for even tiny mouths.

The inside “crackle” part broke immediately. Still ok for playing with, outside is durable

This ball send to be safe for medium and large dogs, my doodle loves the noise.

Bought these balls several times and the only reason it is getting three stars instead of five is my corgi crunches the middle apart the first day and the second day, he starts tearing the outside apart.

Petite balle sympa , mais après quelques jours que le chien à joué l'intérieur qui est censé craquer reste broyé et ne fait plus de bruit ! Donc le chien n'est plus intéressé...

Prima speelgoed voor mijn twee honden ! Ik had er enkele jaren terug eentje gekocht en hij beviel prima. Maar na drie jaar was hij aan vervanging toe. Ik kon echter nergens een winkel vinden die deze ballen verkocht. Plots kwam ik hem tegen bij Amazon en heb er onmiddellijk VIER besteld en kreeg verschillende kleuren geleverd. De honden zijn weer erg blij ( en ik ook ! ) :)

My American Bully destroys all of her toys but the JW ones last longer than most. She likes the noise this one makes while chewing on it.

These are the best balls ever, my dogs love them. They are tough and dont break easily. They get a tough work out every day and the rubber is still intact. The crunch inside is no longer a ball shape but it still crunches. They are the longest lasting balls I have ever come across. Highly reco mend them.

This ball style has been my Bouv's favorite. I purchase the large one because I don't want any choking hazards. It doesn't take him long to destroy the plastic ball inside the ball. Then the ball becomes a great tossing ball. Gentle on my dogs mouth, they have lasted longer than most balls we've tried. He will amuse himself with the ball and goes to get them to play. He knows he has to bring his toys inside when done playing and they are easy for him to find. He can easily destroy the ball within minutes so if you have a destructive dog this might not be the ball for your dog. However, saying that, if you spend the time to train your dog not to destroy the ball it will last years. How we trained him after he destroyed the first two balls was when we were done playing ball with him, the balls were taken from him and stored out of reach. If while playing ball he started to chew instead of retrieving he was told 'no' and the ball removed before being destroyed. If he continued to play catch without reverting to chewing we kept playing. If he laid down to chew again, we took the ball away until the next game of catch. It didn't take him long to figure out we didn't want him destroying the balls. They are now left in his toy box and he goes and gets them when he wants us to play with him. We've had several through his life,..and I'm ordering more to make sure I have them throughout his life. He isn't perfect he will still chew through one at least once a year or so. We still feel he deserves them and feel we are getting lots of bang for our buck.