Thanks to a fun new gadget by Hyper Products called the Doggie Driver, you can perfect your golf swing while your dog works on his fetch!
It swings just like a normal golf club driver.
Plus, it’s got hands-free pickup of balls, so you never have to touch the dirty ball when it’s fetched… just push the opening of the club against the ball to reload the driver each time.
This one-of-a-kind golf club holds a tennis ball inside, and if your follow-thru is good, the ball may travel up to 100 yards.
That means this golf club is also a dog tennis ball launcher!
Doggie Driver Instructions:
Swing like a normal golf club, with a full and even follow through. The ball will fly out in the desired direction for your canine friend to retrieve. Push opening of the club against the ball to reload the driver.
Any dog owner who is also a golfer is going to love this toy!
My New Favorite Dog Tennis Ball Launcher (KONG Rocket Ball Launcher)
I recently purchased another type of dog tennis ball launcher called the KONG Rocket Ball Launcher.
It comes with a medium sized squeaky tennis ball as well as a large size squeaky tennis ball. (NOTE: I’ve also used an extra-large size squeaky tennis ball in the KONG Rocket Launcher.)
The most unique thing about the KONG launcher itself is the fact that it has a notch on the end to adjust the launcher for the size of ball you are tossing or retrieving. I really like that part — because you’re not limited to only one size of ball that you can use!
I also like how easy it is to use the launcher stick itself as a device to pick up the balls that your dog brings back CLOSE to you. For example, my dog sometimes drops the balls near my feet rather than giving them to me directly. And using the launcher, I can easily snatch up one ball at a time from the ground — without having to keep bending over.
You can see how the KONG Rocket Ball Launcher works in this video:
Unfortunately… the KONG Rocket Ball Launcher frequently goes in and out of stock on Amazon.
Fortunately… I’ve found a close 2nd to KONG’s tennis ball launcher — it’s the ChuckIt Tennis Ball Launcher!
Another Great Dog Tennis Ball Launcher (ChuckIt!)
ChuckIt! is a popular brand of dog toys. They’ve been around for a long time. The best part? They have a TON of different versions and varieties of dog tennis ball launchers to choose from!
The ChuckIt! tennis ball launchers take into consideration:
- How FAR you want the ball to go (and how far your dog will have to run to retrieve it)
- How LARGE you want the ball to be (based on your dog’s mouth size – so there’s no chance of choking)
- How FANCY you want your dog tennis ball launcher to be (some fold for easy travel, some glow in the dark, some float… you get the idea)
You can see how the ChuckIt tennis ball launcher works in this video:
A word about dogs and tennis balls…
I’m not a huge fan of regular-size tennis balls with large size dogs. Here’s why.
It’s far too easy for a large dog’s jaws to crush a regular tennis ball — making it easy to swallow the ball whole, or in parts.
For my large breed dog, I prefer the large size tennis balls and extra-large size tennis balls made by Kong. They’re small enough to play catch with, yet they’re large enough that it won’t get stuck in his throat.
The squeaker inside the Kong tennis balls are a bonus. When the dog’s jaws clamp down on the ball, it squeaks.
Since the Kong tennis balls are made just like regular tennis balls (hard and firm), the squeaker inside is a little difficult to activate. It takes a very firm squeeze of the ball (in your hands or your dog’s jaws) to make any sound at all. That’s a good thing for my dog. He’s not a huge fan of squeaky toys, yet hearing the noise once in awhile gets his attention in a fun way.
