Franklin Pet Supply Ready Set Fetch Automatic Tennis Ball Launcher Dog Toy - Authentic Tennis Ball Thrower - Interactive Toy

East we found was the humming puts our dog off from actually approaching the launcher, but if your dog isn't wound up by hoovers, you should be ok. Bear in mind, the condition of the ball will determine the distance and angle of the ball, as you can see on the video. Whereas the weight of the ball will determine the distance, outside of the launch speed and angle of the unit. Although not the distance launcher I was hoping for, it does get to the bottom of my small yard which is around 14meters from launcher to wall. Another point was that my unit came with an American plug, not a problem for me, but it is something buyer's should be mindful of. Lastly, the hopper is quite big, but not convinced it is for stacking more than one ball, as more than one has the potential to get stuck, this could be solved had the tray design incorporated a sorting aspect. That said, we have had a total of 14 balls in the hopper comfortably. When multiple balls are in the hopper, there is a potential for the launcher to launch more than one ball. We found this was down to weight and size of the ball. Lastly, the 'beep' that sounds before the ball is launched is not loud enough when the launcher is on its highest setting, as the sound of the motor drowns it out. It stops working altogether if you are feeding snobbery balls back into the launcher. A good indication of snobbery balls, is when the launch angle/distance drops.

Very good standard tennis ball machine. Unfortunately the plug was a two pin so it wasn’t suitable for use here. It looked very good from the video on the description page and will be great fun for dogs. However we couldn’t use it and it was returned.

I grabbed this after seeing a video and thought it would keep our dog busy while I juggle the kids. It does launch the ball, but it is loud and inconsistent. Sometimes it barely tosses it a few feet. My dog got scared during nap time and refused to go near it again.

The trouble is, the motor noise puts him off. Saturday morning, I loaded a ball and stood nearby to encourage him, but he kept backing away whenever the launcher started up. I also only got about 20 feet in our yard, nowhere near the listed 40 feet, though I know space and setup can affect the distance. I still end up picking up the balls and loading them myself, so it hasn’t given me the hands-off break I pictured. My dog did fetch a few times once he got used to the sound, but I have to stay close and coax him. It may suit a dog that doesn’t mind noisy toys, but I feel let down that mine mostly watches me operate it instead of playing on his own. I’ll keep trying it on quieter mornings, when I have the patience for a slow introduction.

Worked ok at the beginning. Makes a very loud noise and hardly works at all after only about 4 months. And that 4 months was very occasional usage. Too bad it sucks. Would not recommend.

My dog loves this it shoots far

I’ve purchased pretty much every single ball launcher available and they all have the same exact problem, it’s like not a single one of these manufacturers has ever tested this with a dog. The tennis ball after just a an hour becomes fuzzy and wet and makes it harder to launch. You lose range, the inside of the machine gets all the fuzziness stuck in all parts, and the ball gets ruined in a day. Replace the tennis ball with a rubber 2.5 inch rubber ball. Now this has a small problem too, because it also gets slippery and wet, so I took a rag, cut a hole in it, and attached it to the tray. This way when your dogs throws the ball in there, it dries it down just a tad. This ball launcher is a bit better than the other ones in the way it uses plastic “gears” to launch the ball as opposed to weaker systems. Hopefully the company fixes this, as these are small tweaks. Rubber ball, and some felt pad/or air system to dry the ball off. As we know, our pups don’t exactly dry their own balls :)