KONG Ballistic Vibez Llamas Small/Medium – Dog Toy

KONG Ballistic Vibez Llamas – Small/Medium

The Vibez llama is built around a long neck, and that is the whole design. A dog that cannot get a grip on a round toy can take a llama by the neck and shake it, which is the behaviour the Ballistic range exists to survive — KONG's own phrase for it is long-lasting flights of fetching and thrashing.

Ballistic is KONG's tough woven fabric rather than ordinary plush, with a squeaker inside and a mix of textures across the body. This is the Small/Medium, barcode 035585503462, and colours are supplied assorted, so the llama that arrives may not match the photograph.

Performance & Benefits

• Durable KONG Ballistic material, which KONG say withstands tough play.
• Squeaker inside carries the game past the first retrieve.
• Texture variety across the body, so there is more than one surface to work at.
• Long neck is easy for a dog to grab and gives you a handle for tug.
• Light enough to throw a long way, and floppy enough to land dead rather than bounce off.

Suitable For

• Dogs that shake and thrash a toy rather than simply carrying it.
• Small and medium dogs — KONG list the Vibez shapes in XS, Small/Medium and Medium/Large, and this is the middle size.
• Fetch and tug in the garden, and shaking games indoors.
• Households happy to take whichever colour arrives, since the range is assorted only.
• Not a chew toy for a dedicated shredder — a dog that opens seams wants the black rubber KONG Extreme instead.

How to Use

• Hold the neck for tug, and let go before a dog that plants and pulls can twist against it.
• Throw it rather than leaving it down, and put it away between sessions.
• Check the seams and the squeaker pocket after every hard shaking session.
• Hand wash in warm soapy water and air dry fully; a damp fabric toy goes sour quickly.

Specification

• Size Small/Medium. Barcode 035585503462. Colours assorted.
• KONG Ballistic fabric body with an internal squeaker and mixed textures.
• KONG list the Ballistic Vibez range in XS, Small/Medium and Medium/Large, in assorted colours.
• KONG do not currently list the Vibez Llamas on their own website and publish no dimensions, weight or material breakdown for it, so none are stated here.

Care & Caution

• The squeaker is a small hard part inside fabric. Once a seam opens, take the toy away.
• Swallowed fabric and stuffing cause gut blockages — retire the toy at the first tear rather than stitching it up.
• Supervise play, and in a multi-dog house size every toy to the largest dog.