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Everlasting Treat Ball - Medium | 
 enlarge | Brand: Everlasting
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $12.95 (On sale from $19.99)
You Save: $7.04 (35%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 8141
Media: Misc.
Size: Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
MPN: 81745SM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Everlasting Treat ball provides hours of chewing fun | | • | Made of a soft, yet durable puncture resistant material | | • | Removes Tartar | | • | It will hold up to even the toughest chewers | | • | Unique design allows for it to wobble and roll around on its own |
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Product Description
Provide your dog with hours of chewing fun and prevent destructive boredom behaviors with the interactive Everlasting Treat Ball. Made of soft, durable puncture-resistant material, it will hold up to even the toughest chewers and the unique design allows it to wobble and roll around on its own. For use with Everlasting Treats
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Cowabunga! July 1, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Our little rat terrier can usually make a ten minute snack out of the biggest rawhide treats. This thing has kept him very busy for three to four days on a refil, and the main ingredients are not nearly as likely to clog his pipes. The inserts force him to clean his teeth, and he cannot put it down. Does not seem to even be interested in chewing the container. Looks hocus, but I tell you, this thing is GRREat!
Good for the Boston November 27, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have a 4 year old, 20 lbs Boston Terrier male. Little man was entertained for almost 2 hours with the treat ball. Loved it!
Great to keep busy May 4, 2008
All three of my dogs love this toy. I have used other treat toys (i.e. Kong, tricky treat ball, buster food cube, canine genius) but this is their favorite and last the longest. My Mini Aussie is a tough chewer and she has not been able to destroy this. (Wish I could say the same for our furniture, base boards and several toys!) I put disks in both side and fill the middle with kibble or other treats. It takes them a couple of days until all the treats are gone. Great for when we have guests or want to sit down and watch a movie. I love it, love it, love it!!! It is important to get the right size. I use the small on my 8lb dog and the medium on my 14 lb terrier and 17 lb mini aussie. I agree it is not the best for crate training, for that I would stick to the Kong because you don't need space to roll it around to get the treats out. But for everything else, this is the best treat toy!
Great product, even better customer service! August 11, 2008
I did think this was a little pricey for a dog toy that might be destroyed within minutes, but I took a chance anyway. I am glad I did...my dog loves this thing. He was able to get the caps that came with it out quickly, but when I bought replacements they looked to be a little different texture and he has not popped these out yet. He also loves it when I put treats inside for him to chew out which I do without using the caps.
I did have an issue after about a month when I purchased the new caps. Since he was not able to pop the caps out (which he shouldn't be able to do), he was chewing constantly and did cause a couple of scissor like cuts in the rubber with his teeth. It's not bad, but it could result in rubber chunks coming off. I wasn't sure if anything could be done, but I contacted the customer service of the company that makes this and they were extremely helpful. They replied to my email same day (that never happens!) and they did say that they have had a few cases where this has occured in the rounded edge of the ball. They also said they were sending me their everlasting fun ball free of charge as that type of toy might work better. Wow! That's customer service.
What do you get the dog that has everything? December 30, 2008
I will admit, my dog is spoiled. Not in a "dressed in pink, riding around in my shopping cart spoiled." Just loved and adored every day.
Crockett does not play with rubber chew toys and is not allowed to have rawhide (for health and safety). He has figured out every treat-dispensing toy (of about 15) that we own. They only take him minutes to conquer. However, this everlasting treat ball is a constant challenge. The challenge is not in the replaceable treat "caps." The challenge is between the inner, triangular flaps in the center.
The first time that we gave him this toy, we only put one treat cap (official "Everlasting" treat) on one end - you can put one on each end if you prefer. It took him about 20 minutes to devour - a record for any treat-dispenser. Pretty soon he taught us that he could now get those suckers out in 3-5 minutes. However, we raised the bar and started putting his standard treats between the flaps in the middle. It takes us and him a little work (we have to pry the flaps back with our fingers and poke the largest bits possible inside). It is worth it to watch him contentedly gnaw at this toy for up to 30 minutes. Changing the inside treat is the trick because each type takes a little different tactic - cookie-like treats require the lick-it-raw approach, hard, meatish treats need some good crunching, and dried, real meat (think jerky) requires just the right angle.
In fairness, Crockett is not a chewing kind of dog. If it's not food, he won't put his teeth on it. So, the first day that he carried this into the kitchen in his mouth when I came home from work, I almost collapsed in surprise. (The rubber that this treat ball is made from is softer than most pet toys and seems more appealing to Crockett.)
Stats: Crockett is a pitbull/kelpie mix and weighs about 40 lbs. He works well with the med-sized ball, but isn't a crazy-chewer by nature. He is good with his paws and will hold a toy in different ways to get it "just right." He eats like a cat (when he's hungry), but likes all kinds of food.
Crockett and I both hope that this helps you choose well for your pet!
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