Comments on: Warning: Pimple Ball Dog Toy by Four Paws

By: Lina Calabrese

Lina Calabrese — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:44:02 +0000

Hi without sounding insensitive to your story I only wish my dog was still around my beautiful loyal 18month boxer died after chewing and swallowing a piece of the pimple ball which I bought from the dollar store, I know I should of known better , however I read the label and it read QUALITY pet products not only are the selling crap they are advertising that it is a quality toy . I just don’t know what to do it is always on my mind I miss my Ringo so badly , I t costed me 1,600 dollars trying to save him and I wish I had the means to save other pets this is why I’m writing as many sights to warn others of this cheap version of the pimple ball .
I have time on my hands and would love to get these balls off the shelves can anyone direct me feeling a little lost going against this giant dollarama .

By: Judi Wiegle

Judi Wiegle — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:06:15 +0000

Sorry, I don’t think Chai is a dog to be pitied. Is it a shame he had to suffer the consequences of an toy that had not been adequately researched…absolutely. Would I want any of my dogs to suffer that consequence? Absolutely not. However, Chai does not feel sorry for himself. He is simply learning to cope with what life has dealt him.

I work at and Emergency and Critical Care facility as a credentialed veterinary technician. I have taught a “bait” dog we named Bones (used to teach pit bulls to kill other dog) to eat and drink without a tongue and he had NO ONE to care about him but myself and other techs at the hospital and later the shelter. Bones never felt sorry for himself. Nor does Chai. We, as humans, need to learn the lesson.

Get on with it. Do what you need to, and go forward. Bones did it, Chai did it. We need to be able to do it.

Judi

PS To Chai’s owners: YAY for you. You didn’t give up on Chai. And, now you have your dog back to love and play with. GOOD FOR YOU! Chai will never give up on you! I guarantee that!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:03 +0000

Wow, that’s horrible. I couldn’t even bring myself to watch those videos, but I’ll be sure to always look out for toys like this when I purchase them for my dog.

By: E. Sizemore

E. Sizemore — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:39:35 +0000

I do have one question regarding the issue of including holes for vacuum pressure release. What happens if the dog chews a wider hole over top of the one that was put in by the dog toy makers? Wouldn’t it then be exposed to the same danger – that of a vacuum with no pressure release – if the dog were to stick its tongue into that hole?

I would argue that there should be two holes, each on opposite sites of the ball. That way there would be no way for a vacuum to form.