Dear Jolly Pets,
I cannot thank you enough for the years and years of happiness your super durable, well-designed toys have given my dog. He just received his third teaser ball this weekend to celebrate his eighth birthday — thats his fourth Jolly Pets toy over the years.
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| The deflated soccer ball |
From then on, I began searching for durable dog toys. By summer, I found Jolly Pets. I ordered the 8-inch Teaser Ball out of a catalog. Id never seen Sensi so tantalized and happy in his life. He paraded that ball around the house like it was made out of gold and diamonds. He would not let that ball out of his sight, making sure to carry it upstairs to bed every night — where he curled up his body around it in the dog bed — and back downstairs every morning. When we let him outside for potty breaks, he would carry the ball to the door and drop it just beside the entry way so it was right there for him upon his return inside.
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| 8-inch Jolly Pets Teaser Ball |
The day that he finally chewed through the tough plastic exterior, after years of strategic chewing, and carefully extracted the inner-ball was definitely one of the proudest moments in his whole life. He ran through the entire basement apartment, showed everyone his long awaited and worked for inner ball and then made his rounds upstairs, making sure everyone saw his special prize. After about a half hour of showing off, he promptly chewed the inner ball to shreds. Whatever. It was his day, his toy, and hed been waiting for years to sink his teeth into that soft-plastic inner ball.
For Christmas that year, I got him the really big dog version of the teaser ball. Its a 10-inch ball and is considerably larger than the 8-inch one. When he unwrapped the package, he was so excited and proud of his supersized version of his favorite toy in the world. It was comparable to telling a 10-year-old hes going on a trip to Disney World. Like with the 8-inch, he paraded it around, slept with it, played with it nonstop, etc.
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| The Christmas photo, thanks to the 10-inch Teaser Ball |
In fact, I took Christmas photos of him that year but I couldnt get him to pose. He wasnt thrilled about the whole ordeal and he wasnt cooperating. On day two of the photo shoot — day one having ended in frustration and failure — I finally got the idea to give him his teaser ball for the photo. He gently rested his chin on the ball and voila! I got the picture Id been waiting for. All he needed was his special toy.
Within a week, hed figured out that the holes on this larger ball were big enough to stick his paws in. Using a crafty combination of both paws and his mouth, he learned how to extract the inner ball. Later that month, I wrote Jolly Pets about the situation and asked if there was any way I could purchase some additional inner-balls to replace the one hed ripped out. The people at Jolly Pets were so wonderful to deal with; they were kind, amused by the story and shipped me a box of five or so inner-balls with a cute note that said "We hope these keep your dog busy for a little while!"
Nowadays, the big teaser ball is pulled out whenever we have something to stuff inside it. Sensi has mastered the art of removing items from the big ball, though, so it doesnt keep him busy for long.
For Sensis eighth birthday this weekend, we decided to replace the 8-inch Teaser Ball that kept him busy for so many years such a long time ago. I cant remember the last time I saw my dog so happy. He played with that ball until he was so tired that he could hardly stay awake. Hed fall asleep with it in his dog bed and every few minutes, swat a paw at it or put his mouth on it. It was like he just couldnt stop himself from playing with the ball, even when he really wanted to sleep. He begged to bring the ball on the couch for a snooze (we let him) and of course, spent the night with his body curled up around the ball in his dog bed. I bet hell play with it all day while were gone too.
Throughout the years, weve also purchased a Jolly Pets toy designed for water. Thats probably the only other toy thats come close to rivaling how much Sensi loves his Teaser Ball.
So, dear Jolly Pets, I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for years upon years of keeping my dog happy. Thank you for creating a toy that is both a challenge to my dogs brain and brawn. Thank you for creating a quality, durable product that can hold up to the most intense chewers. Thank you for the kindness your employees have me treated me with. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Want to learn more about Jolly Pets products?
Jolly Pets is a division of Horsemans Pride. Click here to visit Horsemens Pride, Inc.
Find the full array of Jolly Pets products online by clicking here, Jolly Pets
Go straight to the Teaser Ball
Shopping tips
Ordering online or through pet catalogs is usually the best deal. Because I didnt think ahead to order one, I picked up the 8-inch Jolly Ball yesterday from Petco in Auburn Hills for a pretty penny — $22 — and there was one left on the shelf. You can find much better deals online and in catalogs. But when it comes right down to it, every penny I spent was worth it to see Sensi with his special toy yesterday.
Teaser balls are also available in smaller sizes for smaller dogs.
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