Question about BALLS! - Page 2

I use whatever ball/toy my dog likes.  He/she is the one playing with it, not me.  If I use a ball because it's comfortable for me and my dog really likes the tug much better,,,,,,,,I'm an idiot not to use the tug and learn to work it.

I've use the Orbee world ball and love them.  They are durable and also come in "glow in the dark" (Orbee Glow Ball) so they can be used and easily found even after dark.  They're very durable and easy to thread.

I don't like the Orbee balls because they are soft and I think that encourages a dog to be chewy.  Chewy with balls can transfer to chewy on the dumbbell and chewy on the sleeve.  For me, I prefer to use the hard, solid  rubber balls on strings, my personal favorites are the Frabo balls like these you can find at Hallmark:
 http://www.hallmarkk9.com/Balls_on_Rope.aspx 
and these you can find @ Dog Sport Gear: http://www.dogsportgear.com/Balls_rubber.htm

Phil..... my dogs like whatever toys I bring to them, lucky me!... gotta be something we both can work with.... I'm assuming my comment is the one you are replying to ...... my dogs also work for food.. we have a pretty extensive toolbox to work with!

I bought 12 of thoose yellow balls from elite, everyone of them was broke within a month. All of them cracked on the hollow end. The orbee balls are way to soft, but the bende balls have worked well. The gappay balls have worked the best. I wouls also say the gappay tugs have stood up the longest also 

 Thank you all for taking the time to reply, and for the reviews, both positive and negative.  

It's very helpful to hear about what to *avoid* as well as considering brands that didn't show up when I googled.  I think I'm going to try Gappay balls first (just because I can get them in North America and don't have to pay for shipping from the EU, and because they sound like the most commonly favored brand).  Depending on how well they work out I might also try the Yellow Super Balls, or Bende, or Frabo.  I've handled Orbee before, but was reluctant to try them because they seem like they would be too soft to stand up to the Jaws-Of-Doom (not because I'd let him rip things up even if he was inclined to, but just because of how hard he bites down when he catches).  My previous dog adored the ChuckIt! Ultra balls and they really lasted, but the current guy bites down hard enough to semi-deflate them, and then you have to pause play for a bit to let them bounce back. 

Thanks again for all the help and input.