Hyper Pet K9 Kannon Dog Ball Thrower Launcher for Dogs, All Breeds Up To 60 Pounds, With One Hyper Pet 2.5 Inch Tennis Ball, For All Breeds

Best Pet Toy
My lab lives to play ball with this K9 Kannon Dog Ball Thrower Launcher. She thinks it is the absolute best thing on earth in her life. I don’t know what we would do without it. Our shoulders can’t withstand the repetitive throwing of the ball anymore. This toy is the bomb.com!!!!

Failed after 3-4 hours use requires plenty of maintenance and attention
My dog loves this thing but after 3-4 hours of play the kicker failed. This is the second one. My neighbor bought one and it failed in the same manner. Not very durable!Kelly is broken hearted that I took it away from her.In the photo you can see how the green kicker is cocked off to one side and the silver axle is crooked.I’m sending it back tomorrow.UPDATEWe have purchased 6 and returned 4 between myself and my neighbor.I recommend setting the spring on the low position the kicker seems to last longer that way.The kicker is held in place by a small pin that might have fallen out on the ones we returned.The micro switch is not sealed and if it gets water in it the machine stops working blow it out with air.A 5+ inch #2 Phillips screw driver is required to open it up.After several attempts the manufacturer has not responded to any of my messages and they don’t list a phone number.UPDATE 2It seems the seller no longer responds to requests for parts and warranty but Amazon is still selling them and as of today 12-8-2022 says they have quite a few still in stock. They offered to accept a return after 5 months because of the seller’s lack of responding.After looking at the others hard I still like this model best BUT it has lots of little issues you need to know how to fix them. As noted above when the kicker gets stuck in a cocked position a long screw driver can finish rotating it back to the starting position. The micro switch isn’t sealed so it becomes fouled with slobber and needs to be blown out with air. I replaced the micro-switch with a sealed one. The switch operator gets frozen in the winter and has to be thawed out and then blown dry. The battery quits and the unit has to run from the 12 volt power supply.The motor came loose from the gearbox and had to be repaired which required opening up the gear box. The mechanism is a rotating bat and can accept smaller balls. My dog likes the handballs Amazon sells better than tennis balls as they bounce better.The Pet Safe model also uses a bat type mechanism but it has too many safeties that would confuse my dog she has no patience for waiting and standing back 7 feet. Plus the Pet Safe model has a 2 year warranty and this one only has 6 months.Even with the lack of support I’m probably going to buy another one.Update 3It is finally dependable I added 1 more star.I have several godoggo automatic ball launchers purchased here on Amazon.https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0162O3MYS?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detailsThey come with a micro switch to detect a rubber ball is in position for launch. It is a poor choice for the job. Dog Slobber rain can get to the switch which isn’t sealed and cause the launcher to stop working. Also it can get snow and ice on it and the switch can’t move. I tried sealed micro switches and that helped the water problem but not the snow and ice. This was one reason I purchased several of these so i could always have a working one out for my dog while repairing the failed ones.So now for this sensor. I mounted it right above where the rubber ball sits to be launched. I adjusted the trim pot on the back so it would detect the ball when in position and then turn off after the ball had been launched. Easy to adjust using the LED on the butt end next to the trim pot. The sensor drives a small relay https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0BCGD7QVH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details that replaces the OEM micro switch. My dog gave it a good test today the first day i had it set up and it never missed. She has a burnt orange ball and a blue ball both are hand balls sold here on Amazon. It detected both colors no problem.https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0108OI27A/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_5?smid=A2CVB1QINU068&psc=1The launcher was made for tennis balls but these hand balls bounce much better and now she doesn’t like tennis balls much at all.This sensor isn’t much more than one of the sealed micro switches i was using.In the photos you can see where the ball sits to be launched with the new sensor directly above it. In the second picture you can see the snow and ice buildup that is where the micro switch lever is located. The yellow circle was the first sensor I tried and it didn’t work out. The range on it was only 1-10mm where as this one is now 10-30cm. Third picture shows the mounting bracket I had to make as the new sensor didn’t come with one. The scrap of wood will be cleaned up eventually. The rubber boot covering the tail end of the sensor is something I just had in my junk drawer.When the ball rolls down the ramp into the launch position the sensor sees it and starts the motor. The ball gets kicked out and the motor stops in the starting position waiting for the next ball. The test yesterday was about 0-5 F outside and the sensor never drifted or required adjustment. I’m going to upgrade at least one of the other 2 machines when the new sensors arrived.You have to have some shop and electrical skills to make these changes but as you can see from the rest of my review and the reviews others have made there are some issues. Right now my biggest complaint it no spare parts. I’ve broken one spring so far and had already requested some spares a couple of months ago so I had one when I needed it. The motor and gearbox are not available from the manufacturer or anywhere else I can find so if that fails you are SOL.

Un gran lanzador para jugar con tu perrito mientras lanzas la pelota

Bought for a friend who’s dog is super hyperactive, we tested it out before letting the dog play with it and we had so much fun with it, so if it can entertain us, this will definitely entertain your dog.

I highly recommend this tennis ball launcher! It’s so much fun to use.Compatible with all of our tennis balls and other dog balls. Conveniently carries 2 balls underneath so the balls are secure when not being played with.Depending on how far back you pull the handle this determines how far it shoots, making it versatile to shoot shorter distances in our back garden or across a field when out walking the dogs.The launcher muzzle fits over the ball so no need to bend down to pick up the ball and no dog slobber on your hands.This was a gift for my 10 year old son who finds it easy to use, light weight enough to carry around and great fun 🥎It seems well made and good quality for the price.