{"product_id":"dog-herding-ball-training-toy-durable-large-herding-ball-for-dogs-and-puppies-interactive-outdoor-exercise-toy-for-cattle-herding-and-high-energy-dogs","title":"Dog Herding Ball – Woven Cover Over an Inflatable Bladder, Push-and-Chase Toy for High-Energy Herding Breeds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp ge-pdp--herdingball\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#1b2130;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eGive a high-energy dog the job it was bred for\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eCollies, heelers, Aussies and shepherds were bred to move something all day. Hand one a tennis ball and it gets thirty seconds of work, then comes back for more. Hand it a herding ball and the work never finishes, because the ball is too big to pick up. It has to be pushed with the nose, the chest and the shoulder, and it keeps rolling away.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eThat is the whole idea. The dog works the ball, and you stand still.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-dog-herding-ball-training-toy\/02_collie_driving_ball_grass.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white border collie pushing the multicolor herding ball across a grass lawn with its nose and chest\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eTwenty minutes of pushing tires out a working breed\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe dogs that struggle indoors are usually unemployed. Twenty minutes of shoving something heavy around a lawn does more for a working breed than an hour of fetch, because it uses the part of the brain the breed was built around. Buyers describe dogs that come in happily exhausted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003ePuppies get the same game, with a size picked for them. It is real exercise for a growing dog, and it gives a young herder a job to focus on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-dog-herding-ball-training-toy\/05_owner_and_dog_backyard.jpg\" alt=\"Woman standing on a lawn watching her australian shepherd chase the blue herding ball across the grass\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;padding:26px;background:#f2f5f9;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eRated highly by dog owners\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eBacked by our 90-day returns. Here is what dog owners report:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e“Great solution for energetic working dogs. Easy to rinse off with a hose and leaves dogs happily exhausted.” — Yvaine M.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e“Keeps high-energy herding dogs completely focused and exhausted after a 20-minute play session.” — Thayer B.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e“Works seamlessly! My Blue Heeler learned to herd it around trees in the yard within five minutes of introducing it.” — Tabitha M.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e“My Cattle Dog pushes this ball around the yard like a professional! It’s the ultimate energy burner for working breeds.” — Stellan O.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e“Wow what an amazing interactive outdoor toy! Gives my border collie mix an incredible workout without wearing out my arm throwing toys.” — Nikolai A.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e“This herding ball is worth every cent if you have an active dog. It keeps my Corgi entertained and running continuously without me having to throw a ball every five seconds.” — Callahan B.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:12px 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery order is covered by the Gear Elevation 90-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it on your own lawn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eA woven cover over an inflatable bladder, built for the push\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eMost balls sold to dogs are a single skin. This one is built the way herding balls are built properly: an inflatable inner bladder holds the air, and a sewn cover of tightly woven fabric is pulled over it. Everything the dog touches is the cover, the paws, the nails, the shoulder-barging and the drag across gravel, while the bladder stays safe inside.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eThe cover is a woven textile with flat contrast-stitched panel seams, so it takes abrasion the way a good rucksack does. The grab straps are flat webbing anchored into those seams with a reinforced box of stitching, giving a dog that wants to tug something sturdy to hold. And because the air lives in a separate part, a worn bladder is a swap that keeps the cover, like changing a bike inner tube.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-dog-herding-ball-training-toy\/07_cover_and_bladder.png\" alt=\"Two parts: a sewn woven cover and an inflatable inner bladder that can be replaced without replacing the cover\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eClose up: the weave, the seam and the strap\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eLook at the cover and you see why it lasts: a tight basketweave, panels joined with contrast stitching, and a flat webbing strap anchored right into the seam. That is the construction that stands up to a working dog.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-dog-herding-ball-training-toy\/06_weave_seam_strap_macro.jpg\" alt=\"Close detail of the herding ball cover showing the woven fabric texture, a stitched panel seam and a webbing grab strap anchored into it\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003ePick the size that suits your dog\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 0px;\"\u003eThe game works because the ball is wider than your dog can open its mouth, so choose a size your dog has to push rather than pick up. This listing comes in XS, S and M. Message us your dog’s breed and rough weight and we will tell you which size to take, so the ball arrives right for your dog the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eThree colorways to choose from\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMulticolor\u003c\/strong\u003e is the busy one: panels alternating blue, orange, yellow and red, a stitched round patch on the side, and several short webbing loops in different colors sewn around it. More loops mean more places to grab and tug.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eOrange\u003c\/strong\u003e are the plain ones: one solid color with a contrasting round patch stitched over the top and a single webbing loop beside it. Clean to look at, easy to spot against grass, and one loop for the dog to take hold of.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 0px;\"\u003eOpen ground: a fenced yard, a quiet field, a park at a quiet hour. It needs room to roll away from the dog, which is what keeps the game going. It deflates flat, so it travels in a car footwell instead of taking up a trunk, and there is nothing to charge or switch on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:0;font-size:16px;border-top:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eSewn fabric cover over a separate inflatable inner bladder\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eCover\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eTightly woven textile, panelled and stitched, matte finish\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eGrab straps\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eFlat woven webbing, stitched into the panel seams. Several on Multicolor, one on Blue and Orange\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eColors\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eMulticolor, Blue, Orange\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eSizes\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eXS, S and M. Message us your dog’s breed and weight for the right pick\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003ePower\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eNothing to charge or switch on\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eDeflates flat\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eUse\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003ePush-and-chase play on open ground: yard, field or park\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 8px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;color:#4e5666;\"\u003eIn the box\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e5ec;\"\u003eOne herding ball. Inflate it with your own ball pump\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eGive the dog the job\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eA high-energy dog who comes home happily tired, after twenty minutes pushing a woven-cover herding ball around the yard. 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