Hyper Pet GoDogGo Fetch Machine Dog Ball Launcher & Automatic Ball Launcher for Dogs With Five 2.5" Balls for Dogs 20-60 Pounds

You would imagine that this being an elastic band launcher that the band or trigger mech would be wear items. Yes ? You would be wrong, the part that fails first is the housing, the trigger mech pivots on plastic pins that are part of the gun housing, and these break off making the unit unusable and unrepairable.If the complete trigger pivot mech was made of steel and would screw in as an assy, this launcher would have a much better ROI, PS This gets used everyday 30+ launches a day. Since I have 2 broken ones I will make a metal trigger pivot assy and see how it works.

The media could not be loaded. This is my dogs absolute favorite thing to play with. He will literally go for an hour at a time fetching one ball and bringing it back to drop it in the tray so it will launch again. He is a medium sized dog(around 60lbs) and he will get rather aggressive pawing at the machine because he’s to impatient to wait for the ball to roll to the bottom of the track. I’ve had a couple other launchers and would constantly have to stand them back upright, but the GoDogGo has a large enough base it isn’t an issue. One feature I would like to see on it would be a different launch pattern, or maybe random variable launch time. He knows when it’s going to go off and often walks in front of it too soon or just plain drops the ball and stands in the launch path. But if you have a high energy and impatient dog that’s more than 40 lbs then don’t waste your money on a cheaper machine and give this one a go. There might be more expensive options out there, but for the price this is a very sturdy and well built unit.

1st off, the machine is better built than another machine from petsafe. Ive been in both machines now and determined the plastic, the design on how the parts go together, and the wire, especially the wiring is far superior in this machine. There is still a bit of hot glue but in more appropriate places to ensure circuitboard components are a bit more secure. Feels like more thought went into this product or it's already had a countless number of revisions. GoDogGo does claim to have been the first dog ball launcher on the market. No wear to be found when I looked for it during covid but I do remember it from before.That being said, special instructions about needing to be ON to charge, not touching the sensor, etc... Dogs don't read and humans often don't either, so engineering these issues out, probably would have been a good idea. Still the labels and instructions are present and that says alot in itself. The instruction leaflet, the one that came in my second launcher, looks to be more flushed out than the last. So I once again followed said instructions only to find... DOA battery pack in a new machine, said it was charged but upon disconnecting from the wall, nothing, no power.Strike 1, first machine failed in 6 months, Strike 2, company and seller seemingly non existent when trying to address the problem and their website literally says to contact us here for further assistance smf troubleshooting. I rather have had a troubleshooting page with potential answers than to not hear from them at all while I throw another $130 at them for another launcher. Strike 3, the new machine arrives with a DOA battery pack.However, assuming I didn't have these failures and the issue with getting in contact with the company, the launcher itself is probably a 4 overall, when it was working it worked well. Engineering out a few of the issues like the charging, sensor switch, and potentially making it more incline to be out in the weather as it's an outdoor toy, probably increase it's cost, but I rather have a machine that is more durable for a bit more that I know will last than one that is cheaper and dies in 6 months. Especially on a machine that claims to have been first. If you order this product and end up with no issues and follow the instructions than you and your pet should very much enjoy the no slime covered joy of your dogs running around like idiots chasing balls around the yard.UPDATE: Tested new launcher, same issue, stuck in continuous fire. Opted to have, now my third one, sent out to me and send the other back via Kohls returns and see if third time really is the charm. If it doesn't work I'm going back to the Petsafe model, at least I got years out of it regardless of being a bit more fragile and a rat nest of small wires.

Last year I bought a K9 Dog Ball Launcher one year ago. I dropped it and broke the handle. I purchased this one as a replacement. The quality has gone way down. After ten days, the trigger snapped. The launcher now rattles with broken pieces. Luckily I was able to return it for a refund. I will have to find another launcher from a different company.Update: I updated my rating because the second ball launcher that I bought is holding up. I have used it for approximately 1.5 months and the trigger is holding up. I would have given it 5 stars except for the fact that the band that launches the ball is not as tight as it was on my original launcher, so the ball does not go as far.

The media could not be loaded. So much fun for my lab! He always gets too close so I like that this model shoots up more than straight out. I had a problem with the first one I ordered and after emailing customer service they sent me a brand new one. Excellent customer service!

The media could not be loaded. My dog absolutely loves this thing! It works great but has a short life span. This is partly my dogs fault, but not completely. As people have mentioned, sometimes the launcher gets stuck and you hear it launching multiple times in a row. Sometimes after it does that, it won't launch anymore. Well my dog gets upset and tips it over after it fails to launch a new ball. He even takes it out and put the ball in again😂I have had 3 in a span of a 1.5 yrs and they aren't cheap. I have opened them up to redo wiring as that somehow seems to "disconnect" from the force the spring makes to launch the ball. Eventually, the unit just stops working altogether. Sometimes cleaning it from the inside has helped with the faulty launching issue, but not always. I think this causes the motor to burnout prematurely.All 3 that I have bought and opened up have different manufacturing qualities. Some have better soldered connections.When it works, my dog is out there until the safety feature kicks on. He wakes up ready to play. He will even invite us outside to have us place the ball for him. It's adorable. I placed some heavy weights on the top to keep it from jolting so much when it launches.

There are allot of these to choose from and we couldn’t have done better picking this one. Andy LOVE’S playing fetch and now love’s this new toy. It seems very durable and makes a cool noise that gets his attention every time. Very good find!