After I broke my other chuck it I bought the 26m. I failed to realize this thing is like 7 feet long. We normally sit on the porch and smoke outside and toss the ball the my 2 German shepherds. They love to irritate the crap out of you until you throw it. Well as I said it was much longer than I thought. So now my days on sitting on the porch consist of my dodging the stick while my wife tosses the ball. She only manages to throw the ball after knocking everything over in the path of her swing (narrowly missing my face and the porch ceiling) again I realize the 26m was my fault, but at the same time why would they sell a 7 foot long piece of plastic cheaper than the shorter one. However when I decide to take this javelin out to my field it launches the ball further ... MoreAfter I broke my other chuck it I bought the 26m. I failed to realize this thing is like 7 feet long. We normally sit on the porch and smoke outside and toss the ball the my 2 German shepherds. They love to irritate the crap out of you until you throw it. Well as I said it was much longer than I thought. So now my days on sitting on the porch consist of my dodging the stick while my wife tosses the ball. She only manages to throw the ball after knocking everything over in the path of her swing (narrowly missing my face and the porch ceiling) again I realize the 26m was my fault, but at the same time why would they sell a 7 foot long piece of plastic cheaper than the shorter one. However when I decide to take this javelin out to my field it launches the ball further than John elway can throw the football. Have you ever hit a golf ball and struggled to keep sight of the ball? It's like that. When I whip this excalibur around to throw the ball, the whirl wind that follows knocks down the children and trees as well as anything in its wind blast pattern. After releasing, My dogs tear ass and run after the fuzzy ball. I usually dont see them for days afterward, but after when they do come back I usually have to remove the newly printed dogs tags that say "pedro" and "anabella", which were placed there at some point during their journey to the edge of the earth in search for the holy chuckit ball. All and all it's quite impressive, but however this was a bit to large for what I needed.

Bought this for our Lab, who is the quintessential retriever. All other toys were forgotten in less than 30 seconds. One toss of this ball and she was hooked! She would play for hours if we let her. She had the tennis ball in shreds straight off, so we use the rubber balls of the same size. The first thing I taught her was to drop the ball in my hands, or no more play. Works like a charm. 2 cautions: 1. Have plenty of fresh water available; your baby will need to stay hydrated. 2. You must say, "When". Our lab will run/fetch herself until she drops. We must make her rest so there can be a "Next Time". One additional feature/benefit: My husband is a bit disabled, and he can't run for the ball if it's returned out of his arm's reach. The long handle on the launcher ... MoreBought this for our Lab, who is the quintessential retriever. All other toys were forgotten in less than 30 seconds. One toss of this ball and she was hooked! She would play for hours if we let her. She had the tennis ball in shreds straight off, so we use the rubber balls of the same size. The first thing I taught her was to drop the ball in my hands, or no more play. Works like a charm. 2 cautions: 1. Have plenty of fresh water available; your baby will need to stay hydrated. 2. You must say, "When". Our lab will run/fetch herself until she drops. We must make her rest so there can be a "Next Time". One additional feature/benefit: My husband is a bit disabled, and he can't run for the ball if it's returned out of his arm's reach. The long handle on the launcher makes it easy for him to retrieve from a distance on the deck. I bought the small set (2" ball) for our daughter's baby for Christmas. He loves it as well! You can't go wrong with this toy. We have found no down-side, but only hours of fun for our fur-baby! Enjoy!

Combined with the Max Glow ball, this is the best dog toy available on modern planet Earth. I have a burly 92lb. pit bull mix with highly developed prey drive, and she will chase the glow ball for hours if I let her. The tiny sport launcher (Sport 12M) is the best, because you can still throw the ball really far, but you can also slam the ball down a few feet away from yourself so it bounces up in the air and your dog has to jump to catch it, or you can throw it up really high so it bounces 15' away or so and your dog can jump to catch it. We sometimes have to play fetch in a pretty small area, so it's nice to have the small launcher for these games. The larger launchers aren't as fun in small areas. You can play the same games but it's trickier to throw the ball ... MoreCombined with the Max Glow ball, this is the best dog toy available on modern planet Earth. I have a burly 92lb. pit bull mix with highly developed prey drive, and she will chase the glow ball for hours if I let her. The tiny sport launcher (Sport 12M) is the best, because you can still throw the ball really far, but you can also slam the ball down a few feet away from yourself so it bounces up in the air and your dog has to jump to catch it, or you can throw it up really high so it bounces 15' away or so and your dog can jump to catch it. We sometimes have to play fetch in a pretty small area, so it's nice to have the small launcher for these games. The larger launchers aren't as fun in small areas. You can play the same games but it's trickier to throw the ball correctly. Also, the small launcher is a lot easier to carry. The small launcher fits in my dog-walk-stuff backpack (with the ball in the launcher so I don't have to dig for it later), but the big ones don't easily. The launcher also has a hole in the end so you can hang it from your bag or whatever with a carabiner. The big ones are too long for that in most cases, and swing back and forth. Also-also my dog loves to ask for the launcher, then when I give it to her she plays keep-away and it's adorable. The big launcher I have is harder for her to balance in her mouth, so she just lays down and chews on it until it gets taken away. She's chewed on all of the four Chuck Its we've owned, but she's only broken one (a big one), but that's because she got ahold of it when no one was home. The little one in my bag is totally chewed up but still works great. I think they're sturdier than the big ones. Except for the launcher she chewed into pieces, which was our fault, the only reason we've had to replace anything was because we lost it. Usually we keep the launcher and ball in the backpack so she can't get to them and so they don't get lost, so we rarely have to replace them. There is just not a better value in toys, and the startup price is really low. Once again I really recommend the glow ball! It doesn't get soggy no matter how wet the grass or the dog mouth is. It is fun to chase because it is slippery and it collapses when it's squeezed, so it pops out of the dog's mouth and flies away if they bite it at the wrong angle; it's really bouncy, and stays bouncy because it can't be popped; it whistles so you can usually hear it even if you can't see it; and it really glows enough for nighttime catch, even if you only have your cellphone flashlight to charge it up! UPDATE: I should have said, we have the 12M launcher, which means the handle is 12 inches long and it uses a medium-sized ball. The medium ball is 2.5 inches in diameter, so the launcher will fit regular tennis balls, too! But my dog won't play with regular tennis balls anymore because they aren't anywhere near as fun as the glow balls, and I think she doesn't like having gross sloshy muddy tennis balls in her mouth. I lost my short launcher awhile back and could only get a long one locally to replace it, which reminded me that you have to lean over a lot further to use the short launcher. So if you have trouble leaning over to the point that your hand is a foot above the ground, this may be hard for you to use. I wish Home Essentials Direct would let us choose colors, because my old one was green, and the big one is orange, both of which are bright enough to see in the grass from far away, even at night. Still, best toy!