Dogzilla Turbo Disc (Another Frisbee Toy Down the Drain)
Most average dog owners love a game of ball or frisbee with their pups, but you have to be careful that the product you pick up at the market is everything you need. For example, I love the Tuffy's rings that are soft, but still fly quite well with little effort. I even recommend the Kong Frisbees that don't fly as well, but are pliable enough not to hurt your dog or you when it's caught and then returned. A frisbee I'm not going to recommend is the Dogzilla Turbo Disc.
By and large the Dogzilla line (available online and from Walmart) is a good one. They offer a great range of products from tug balls to freezer pops (Arctic Bones) that Cassie really loves. Unfortunately, the Turbo Disc just doesn't come up to snuff. First of all it does not fly very well thanks to the large hole in the middle. I like this feature in theory for it makes the disc easier for the dog to catch and carry. However, in this case the hole makes the disc fly awkwardly and not as far. It really frustrated my husband who is a long time Ultimate player and expects a lot of out of a frisbee. Secondly, the disc is made of a hard plastic that is too rigid for the average dog. Yes, there are dogs who will go all day long for your average run of the mill frisbee, but most dogs prefer a little give. Overall this is not a big deal.
What does make me unhappy is that I can't leave this frisbee around in the yard or the house because Cassie likes nothing better than to chew on the rigid plastic. I wouldn't normally mind except that the packaging clearly states that the Turbo Disc should not be used as a chew (translation: we know your dog will want to chew it, but we haven't been able to make it so that it can't be torn into little indigestible pieces). Also, as Cassie has helpfully demonstrated, chewing the edges of the disc affects how it flies and makes the whole flight even worse than before.
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