Hyper Pet K-9 Kannon Ball Launcher Dog Toy

This is a very FUN toy to play with your pup/dog. My 200 pound Rottweiler (yes, he's a freak, not fat, but a too-tall-Jones) loves it. He loves it when I shoot the tennis balls about straight up in the air and he watches it, like a hawk. He doesn't want to catch it on the way down, he waits for the bounce. Then he's got it like a hawk! :)We have about 2 dozen tennis balls that we play with at a time. It's not a very big area we play in, hence the straight up balls. BUT the other thing he loves is when I shoot them kinda straight to him but make sure they land about 5 feet in front of him. This makes the balls bounce. He likes the bounce and can catch those balls much quicker.I bought this as a back-up to the original one I bought. The original fell off a 6 foot ladder in a wind-storm (um, the ladder was leaning against the back of the house, and that's where we had left it), and part of the pull-back handle broke off. BUT it was definitely usable! And we used it constantly, still do.I was just worried that the original would break and we would have to wait till a replacement came.It's remarkable how long the rubber bands actually last in this. Kudos to the makers!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is a fun toy to play with your pups. VERY STURDY!!!!!

Upon opening of the Amazon package I could tell this product wasn't going to work. It was very obvious that someone else had bought, opened, and returned this product before it was sent to me. The black backing that the gun is hooked to was all taped together where it had been completely ripped apart. The Amazon shipping box was in fine shape - no damage at all. I had purchased Wilson tennis balls as well and was excited to try this out. I opened it immediately and put a ball in and pulled back the handle which is where I quickly was disappointed. The handle wouldn't even latch. I tried different ways for 20ish minutes and the only way it would catch at all was only when I picked the ball up off the ground and only as far back as need be to make room for the tennis ball. It would not catch any further back. I'm glad I did this at work and not at home in front of my dog.

My dogs love this, used multiple times a day, easy to use

Our dog loves playing fetch. This was a very nice doggy play toy until it broke. its not the seller's fault. Out of curiosity I took it apart to see what broke and hoped it was something simple I could fix. Nope. I noticed that there are about 12 screws and bosses molded into the plastic. All the plastic bosses were the same size. All but 1 do nothing but hold the 2 tube halves together. That particular one plastic boss is the weak point. It gets all the stress of the trigger mechanism and force of the sling shot rubber band. If the manufacturer added thick support ribs at the base to strengthen this 1 boss to take the extra mechanical stressing this particular boss gets, the durability of this product would greatly improve. I do not know if other manufacturers of similar toys have such strengthening features in the places where the product needs it the most. I never did a tear down of those other products or have those other products to see what is inside theirs... could be better/could be worse. But maybe this review finds its way back the manufacturer to have them change their injection mold die in 1 spot.

My dogs absolutely love this. Every time they hear it cock back they get all excited and crazy. Good way to burn some of your dogs energy off or just having fun with your pups. Has held up well too. Would definitely recommend to anyone with dogs, especially high energy dogs. Perfect for tiring them out before leaving the house. Wish it had more power but not a deal breaker. Still love it. Have had it for a few years and the rubber band inside still in good shape.

This looks like such a wonderful idea, and I could hardly wait for it to arrive in the mail. Unfortunately, it's a little disappointing, especially for the cost, because it is even less effective than a simple manual "flinger", which my dog greatly prefers. I am a petite middle-aged female who "throws like a girl", so I was looking forward to this allowing me to launch my dog's balls much further, creating a more fun challenge for my "retrieving-loving" dog. The part that needs to be pulled-back on in order to launch the ball, requires a great deal of strength, which defeats the purpose if you ask me. Then, when the ball is launched, it flies no further than if I had thrown it myself! It is no different when my husband uses it, who is MUCH stronger than me! We both prefer to use the simpler (and much less expensive) expandable flinger made by this same company. Those also take up much less room to store, so we got two of them, and keep one in the car for unexpected play times away from home.

I was going to repair my first K9 Kannon but it looked like putting it back together was tricky. I felt the cost of the new one v. the cost of the kit and maybe frustration was a no brainer and bought the new K9 Kannon K2. I'm glad I did. It's a little shorter but still uses the same regular tennis balls that we buy for cheap at a big box store. Both my husband (6'} and I (5'1") like the shorter K2 version.My Welsh terrier loves the K9 Kannon K2 ball launcher. She now associates it with baths and jumps all around trying to get me to play as soon as she comes outside. She is difficult to towel dry. After a cursory rub down in which she is wiggling all over to get to the Kannon, we play until she tires out, usually 10-15 minutes. By then she's generally dry or near to dry. It's a lot more enjoyable than the doggie blow dryer which takes forever. Since the Kannon launching can get boring, I listen to a story or music while we play.Highly recommend

This is a great gun and my German Shepherd loves it. The big down side is there are no replacement rubber bands for it which is very disappointing. The last one I had for four years and it suddenly stopped, broke, came undone? I really don't know but it no longer worked. I checked only to learn there were no replacement parts for it. Too bad.All rubber bands wear out. How hard can it be to replace the rubber band?

My dog is all about the ball so he loves this thing

Molto robusto e potente, peccato che il cane ha paura del rumore che fa

Ich liebe dieses Produkt. Es ist praktisch, leicht zu bedienen und erfüllt seinen Zweck.Die Bälle fliegen richtig weit (20m ja das ist für mich eine Entfernung die ich mit der Hand nicht schaffe) allerdings funktioniert das nur mit den speziellen Bällen, die von der gleichen Firma fürs Wasser. Diese sind extrem leicht und fliegen dadurch weiter.Achtung: man sollte seine Finger immer von oben weg nehmen (was man im Normalfall sowieso macht) sonst schnallt der Auslöser zurück und man hat starke Schmerzen und für mehrere Monate keinen Fingernagel mehr.

Articulo tal y como se muestra en la foto. Viene con pelota para poder usarlo nada mas llegar. Muy bien embalado y protegido.

The media could not be loaded. It's amazing how much it's helped my brothers dog gain stamina when out playing. We used to throw the ball by hand but she never seemed fussed to get it, but now she's really going for it!! My dogs also ADORE this! I've never seen them so excited over a new toy.The bad things:- Many people have mentioned in reviews that the ball doesn't travel as far as you'd expect. But try this, to get the ball to travel further, simply push your arm forward at a speed and then fire! We noticed how much further it traveled. (If the ball was to travel at quite a distance, then the dogs probably wouldn't see it!).- Unfortunately it's not worth £22.90, but hey, money's for spending.