WHAT MAKES SOME TENNIS BALLS BETTER THAN OTHERS?
There are differences among various tennis balls. Be careful that you give your dog only good quality tennis balls! Basically there are two things that define how good a tennis ball is from a dog’s point of view. These requirements are not necessarily the same as the requirements from a tennis player’s point of view. Firstly, the felt has to be attached to the ball so that a dog cannot pull it off and eat it. This problem occurs a lot in cheaper tennis balls. Secondly, the ball has to be made of thick rubber, so a dog cannot chew it apart that easily. According to my personal studies, Wilson Championship and Advantage tennisballs, and Penn’s Championship and SpinTrak tennis balls have a good quality felt attached to them which does not peel off easily, and the balls are made of thicker rubber than most other balls making them more durable. Probably the most durable tennis balls available are Wilson Advantage tennis balls, which are non-pressurized training balls. These balls have a lot