KONG black ball replacement

[Owned-By-Hendrix]

So this is totally random BUT Hendrix LOVES his Kong Extreme black ball. He plays with it every day for hours. I was thinking (after a scary few hours of misplacing it) I should buy a back up ball. Long story short, Kong apparently changed the design of their balls to have holes and H refuses to play a ball with a hole in it. So I'm looking for a replacement ball - about the same size and weight as the Kong Medium Extreme ball. Anyone have any ideas? Planet Dog Orbee balls are out, as are JW balls. Basically looking for a solid rubber ball that bounces. Anyone have any ideas on places to look or brands they like?

[centrop67]

I didn't realize Kong had discontinued the balls without a hole

I have two of the red balls and they've lasted forever, but if I see the solid ones at any stores from now on, I am going to pick them up.

[Raven]

What was KONG thinking???

Thor prefers the feel of his teeth sinking into a ball, too...unless he's made them: Will. Not. Play. With. Hole-y. Balls.

[LyonsFamily]

That sucks. Odin will easily pick apart a ball with holes. Kong at least had a fighting chance.

As for replacements, Go-nuts has one without holes, but it does have lines across it. If you have a menards nearby, they had some awesome solid rubber balls that Elli loves by masterpaws. They're not quite durable for Odin to run away with, but they last during fetch.

[Owned-By-Hendrix]

Yeah... Major Kong fail... I've searched all places that carry it in town with 0 luck of finding a non-hole-y ball.

I don't think we have a Menard's here... I did stumble across their website while searching... maybe they would ship?

Also for anyone looking it appears EliteK9's solid yellow rubber balls may also be a good substitute.

[Maggie Fan]

I have a hole-less black KONG ball I'd be willing to part with. Feel free to PM me.