Shep has gotten his burgling mouth on one of these whirlwheel toys more than once in the park, and when he does, all "drop it", etc. training is out the door. I could have a steak in my hand (I haven't actually tried steak but I have had a variety of treats including chicken) and he's not letting go.
Despite his almost pit-like grip, I can usually pull a solid toy out of his mouth if I try hard enough, but not this little evil thing that others keep bringing to off leash. Nope, this one has those convenient holes so he can really get his teeth in there and hold on.
Usually if he gets that excited over a toy in the park, I just buy one for home and it quickly looses value in the park and he can get back to playing chase or hoping folks will scratch his sweet spot. I finally found one in a store yesterday and got him the large one. He was thrilled. He played with it for maybe 4 or 5 hours, with a couple of breaks when I took it from him. He of course made quick work of ripping out the squeaker and ripping most of the middle ball section out of that side. I gave it back to him today and he actually held onto it with his paws when he took a nap and wakes up every now an then and runs around with it.
He loves it. He's had several similar toys, but this one makes him happier than any of the others and here at home he's happily bringing it to me and dropping it, which means he might not be so obsessed with whirlsheel's belonging to other dogs in the park.
I definitely recommend this toy.
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