I bought one of these and ended up using it for the neighbor dogs more than my own because of the fact that he would not bring it back to me to throw again. Recently, at the age of 2 he has now realized the point of fetch and loves how far I can throw the ball with this. He plays until he can barely catch his breath, so I have stop and give him breaks, otherwise he would just keep going. Also keeps the slober off you and on the ball where it belongs.