"Having 3 Black Labs over the last 9 years we have tried many, many toys and also any that are for playing in the lake. The Hurley is the most durable we have used and easy for the dogs to retrieve in the water, it's also easy on their mouths. I store one in our deck box and Sadie will pace around the deck box pawing it trying to get the Hurley out to play with. Several of my friends have now purchased them and also are very pleased with them! We now have three Hurley's two large and one small for our new Black Lab puppy. I also have purchased several of the cloth toys and have found the dogs love them and they withstand two Labs playing tug-of-war with them!! Thank you again for making such a wonderful product!"