KONG Bounzer – Dog Toy (Large)

KONG Bounzer – Large

The Bounzer is the KONG snowman shape blown up and hollowed out, with a handle moulded into the top. Squeeze it and it gives, then springs back; thrown onto hard ground it goes off at the same angles the Classic does, only from a much bigger and much lighter body.

The handle is the part that earns its keep. It gives you something to hold for tug without putting a hand near a set of teeth, and something to grip for a hard throw. This is the Large, barcode 035585034041. KONG no longer list the Bounzer on their own website.

Performance & Benefits

• Oversized hollow rubber body that compresses under a bite and springs back.
• Moulded top handle for throwing, and for tug at arm's length.
• Erratic bounce off the rounded base, so one throw becomes a proper chase.
• Light for its size, so a big dog can carry it and you can throw it a long way.
• Bulky enough that a large dog cannot get the whole thing into its mouth.

Suitable For

• Large dogs that fetch and then carry on playing on their own between throws.
• Owners who want a tug handle rather than a rope, which frays and gets swallowed.
• Open ground where the bounce has room to run.
• Not a food-stuffing toy — the KONG Classic in Large or XLarge is the one to fill and freeze.
• Not KONG's toughest grade; a power chewer wants the black rubber KONG Extreme.

How to Use

• Hold the handle for tug and release before the dog plants and twists its neck against it.
• Throw it onto grass or a hard surface for the bounce; it does very little in long grass.
• Rinse mud out of the hollow body rather than leaving it to set inside.
• Wash in hot soapy water, rinse thoroughly and let it drain upside down.

Specification

• Size Large. Barcode 035585034041.
• Hollow rubber body in the KONG shape, with a moulded handle on top.
• KONG no longer list the Bounzer on kongcompany.com.
• With no current manufacturer listing there are no published dimensions, weight or rubber grade for this toy, so none are stated here.

Care & Caution

• Inspect the rubber for splits and missing chunks after hard sessions, and replace the toy when you find them.
• KONG's own rule across their rubber toys is to size up where a dog falls between sizes, and to size to the largest dog in the household.
• Keep it for supervised fetch and tug rather than as an all-day unattended chew.