Customer Reviews

Chuckit! Ball Launcher (Colors Vary)

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If your dog isn't one for fetching balls, this is probably not the toy for you. However, if your dog is the kind that lives to run down tennis balls, you NEED to own this product.

I own two Chuckit's. I have the large version featured here and also the small size version. I actually tend to use the small size more often because it's easier to control your throws and I'm not as often in an area where I can make use of the large size's range. The small size sill allows you to chuck it pretty darn far if you want. However, for when you are at a wide open area (like a park or beach) and you want the herculean ability to catapult a tennis ball to the outer limits of your dog, this large size Chuckit can't be beat.

The light weight of a tennis ball makes it very difficult to throw long distances no matter how strong your arm strength is. Even throwing 40yrds gets strenuous over time, but with Chuckit, little more than the flick of a wrist will achieve that distance. Plus, the length of the product makes bending down to pick up slimey, slobbery, wet tennis balls a thing of the past.

There were two reasons I wanted a chuck it when we got our dog. Picking up gross, dirty, slobbery tennis balls is no fun and I have a bad shoulder. I have had three surgeries on my shoulder so my mobility with it is limited thus making throwing difficult. With the chuck it, I can throw a tennis ball across the entire dog park with a flick of the wrist. After the dog brings the ball back and drops it the tennis ball pushes back in to the chuck it and my hands never have to touch the ball.

It takes very little practice to learn how to use the chuck it and get the ball as far or as short as you want it to go. You can throw overhand, sidearm or underhand and get the results you want.

The chuck it works with any standard size tennis ball and is made of thick durable plastic. A must have for dogs who love to fetch balls.

THis is the smaller, more portable version of the 26-inch Chuck-It described below. It's easier to stow, but I believe (we need a physicist in here) that the ball will not go quite as far as the full-size version. Still, it will travel a long distance, may actaully be better for smaller dogs, and is easier to pack!

The Chuck-it is perhaps the best dog toy since the Frisbee, especially for dogs who love to run long distances to retrieve. That describes our golden retriever, for one, a dog who almost prefers chasing tennis balls to eating. Now anyone can heave a ball a long, long way so that your dog gets a satisfying workout and a more challenging retrieval. Just pick up the supplied colored ball (or a substitute, as chances are you will lose it) raise your arm high over your head and back, then fling it forward, with a slight punch at or near the top of your swing. The ball will travel far and fast. It may take a few tries, but it's not too difficult to learn. With practice, you can aim the ball well, and control the distance and trajectory with fairly good accuracy (much more so than hitting a ball with a racket). The Chuck-it is flexible and I've never broken one. Of course, for very short distances, or for a more intimate connection with your pet, you can still pick up the dog-soaked ball and throw it yourself. Highly recommended!

This toy is great. It throws the ball farther than you can by hand but, the best part is - YOU do not have to touch that gross ball ever again! The dog drops the ball at your feet (if he doesn't you don't throw it and he will learn...) Then you use the "chuck it" to pick it up and throw it. My dog jumps around like a maniac when he sees me pick up the "chuck it". He loves it. The second best fetch toy is the original floppy disc, we have tried other frisbee type toys but the floppy disc is easiest for the dog to actually catch - But the "chuck it" is the number one toy. (The floppy disc gets slimy and goober covered - and as I said you NEVER have to touch the ball with your hands when you use the chuck it)

Not that the exercise isn't good for me, but it sure makes playtime a lot easier when I don't have to bend down to pick up the ball every time (my dog has expressed, clearly, that she is a "pointer" and NOT a "retriever" :)
Just make sure to use this properly (good form) and, with any "new" movement, expect to be a little sore after chucking this the first few times.
My throwing skills are not the greatest but, with the Chuckit!, I can lob the ball (I also use tennis ball with this) about three times farther than I can throw - so the dog is happy with this item, too.
This is a very clever device (that I wish I thought up!) and I would recommend it to anyone - especially people with limited mobility. It's a great way to 'actively' play with your dogs.

I love the Chuckit Jr. Ball Launcher. It fits in my backpack when we walk to HB Dog Beach. No more bending over to retrieve a spit-covered ball. But I still get to walk the extra 500 yards or so (past where I chucked it) where Gilligan deposits the ball.

This thing is just brilliant. It will throw the ball much further than you can throw with your arm and it saves you from wearing out your shoulder. What I like about it the most though is that I don't have to handle a slobbery ball. My dog gets the ball soaked in slobber and this will pick up the ball and throw it again without ever having to touch it.

I've owned a Chuckit! for over three years, and I can't imagine owning a dog without owning one. They are durable, inexpensive, and a great aid to throwing balls, especially for we women who don't have the upper arm strength of you men. They also allow me to pick up the ball (any standard tennis ball will fit, though it comes with a two toned ball) and throw it again without bending over, and you need not touch a slobbery, muddy, grass covered wet ball. I can throw a ball at least 3-4 times farther with the Chuckit! than without one. They are very common among local dog owners, and the dogs love them. Treat yourself and your four legged loyal friend to this great toy. I only wish I had invented it!

This is a great invention! Using the Chuckit ball launcher, my dog and I can play fetch with half the effort required on my part and twice the effort required on her part! In other words I can throw the ball twice as far with half the effort, leaving my dog more tired and myself less tired per throw. Also, you don't have to bend over and pick up a slimy ball. (if you can get your dog to drop it)

The interchangeable ball system is also wonderful. The ball that comes with the launcher is the worst one they offer. Its a stout ball, but it has the tennis ball outer covering that gets really nasty and stays that way for a long time. The rest of the balls (sold separately)have a slick surface that dry quickly. I prefer the whistler ball because it bounces and rolls really well and of course it whistles so my dog can track it when she forgets to watch where I throw it. The glow in the dark ball is just like the whistler but it doesn't whistle, and the rebounce ball is nothing special except it's orange so it's easier to see when playing fetch in the snow.

This is a value toy that is worth every penny!

The "Chuckit" ball launcher has been a godsend and probably has saved my dog from injury on a number of occasions. Sounds like an odd testimony indeed, but I have a very sociable and trusting whippet and whippets are possibly one of the two fastest dogs on the planet. Before Jack was interested in chasing a ball, he would only want to entice dogs to chase him at the dog beach or dog park. Consequently, there have been dogs who became aggressive during the chase and have lain in wait for him to run by and have nipped and toppled him to get him under control. I realize this had to stop. So I bought a Chuckit and Jack was hooked immediately. Now he could care less about dogs chasing him - he is happy to greet them - but he does NOT want to be chased any longer. He is so addicted and hyperfocused on the ball. And IF a dog at the beach or park starts chasing him once I have "chucked" the ball, when the dog catches up with Jack, he just comes to a dead stop and will not let the dog chase him. Additionally, in two instances recently, I was able to use my chuck it to ward off dogs rushing towards us, off leash, with no owner in sight. They stayed clear of the crazy lady with the orange stick! So, it has been miraculous for us. Jack's brother is NOT interested in the ball and he has already had surgery for a serious dog attack - dogs chasing whippets - whippets with very thin skin and skin tears easily. I love my Chuckit launcher. But I ONLY buy the ULTRA balls which are orange rubber with a blue contrasting stripe because they bounce so nicely.