KONG Belly Flops Lobster – Dog Toy

KONG Belly Flops Lobster

Belly Flops are flat rather than stuffed round, and that is what makes them worth having. A flat plush toy slaps and slides when a dog shakes it, and it stays put under a paw instead of rolling away, so a dog that gives up on a round toy in seconds will stay with this one.

The lobster shape adds claws and a segmented tail, which gives a dog several ways into the toy rather than one. It carries barcode 035585246000. KONG file the Belly Flops under water play in their own product taxonomy, but no longer list the Lobster itself on their website.

Performance & Benefits

• Flat plush body slaps and slides when shaken, which keeps a dog working at it.
• Squeaker inside rewards the grab.
• Claws and tail give several places to take hold, so it tugs as well as it fetches.
• Low bulk, so it is easy to throw and easy for a smaller dog to carry.
• KONG group the Belly Flops with their water play toys rather than with their chew toys.

Suitable For

• Dogs that shake and flap a toy rather than settling down to chew it.
• Garden, park and beach play, and dogs that take a toy into shallow water.
• Play you join in with, rather than a toy left down all day.
• Dogs that find a stuffed plush too bulky to carry comfortably.
• Not for a determined shredder — the KONG Classic or the black rubber KONG Extreme is the toy for a dog that opens plush in minutes.

How to Use

• Throw it flat and let it skim; the shape is made to slide rather than to bounce.
• Tug on the claws rather than across a body seam.
• Rinse salt or pond water out and dry it right through before it goes back in the toy box.
• Hand wash in warm soapy water and air dry — do not tumble dry.

Specification

• Barcode 035585246000. Supplied in one size.
• Flat plush body with an internal squeaker.
• KONG place the Belly Flops range under water play in their own product taxonomy.
• KONG no longer list the Belly Flops Lobster on kongcompany.com, and publish no dimensions, weight or material breakdown for it, so none are stated here.

Care & Caution

• Plush and squeakers are swallowing hazards once a seam goes. Retire the toy rather than restitching it.
• A wet plush toy left in a heap grows mould — dry it properly between sessions.
• Supervise play; this is a fetch and shake toy, not an unattended chew.