With 2 water lovin' Cardigan Corgis the Hurley is great. It gets hot here, anything past 75 degrees (all summer and into Nov.) they head to the pool. The Hurley floats and provides them with hours of fun, with or without me. The only durable toy that floats and is easy to grap while battling the waves at the beach on special trips. We have a Huck, but the Hurley is the favorite. Although it has a few small chunks out of it nothing has lasted as long AND floats (BOTH criteria a must). I am ordering more, we lost two to the ocean. It has been worth it! Thanks