My dogs destroy every toy they get within a few days. All those 'durable' toys never stand up to their intense chewing. I had almost given up on buying them any toys because nothing seemed to be able to withstand them. Then, about a year and a half ago, I bought a Gourdo from a small pet store and it is amazing! The dogs love and it is just now starting to show the wear and bite marks of their constant 'love'. That's pretty darn amazing to me and a great deal!

My 20lb dog is an intense chewer that will chew off and swallow fabric/rope pieces. Like several reviewers, we cut the rope off because it wasn't going to last long. He LOVES the remainder, plays fetch with it, gnaws on it, and finds it every night before going to bed. I just ordered two more because, after a year, it's finally beginning to crumble under his tiny jaws. :)

I like the gourdo for water play and some general tug work. The only thing I don't like is that the large does NOT come in Orange so it is VERY hard to see in the water.

Charlie loves this thing! We go for walks with him holding in his mouth the entire time. Every now and then we stop, he will drop it. and I'll throw it for him. He eagerly runs and retrieves it. It's one of the most durable toys he has and his most favorite.

The Gourdo seems to be doing just fine after a week of use. I throw it as far as I can and it hits all kinds of stuff from trees to ricks to a seesaw, no cracks or breaks yet. My dogs destroy everything from buster cube to black kongs and the Gourdo isn't showing wear yet. Maybe it will in a month or so, but for now, so far so good. And yes, the rope is still knotted, although just barely,) and still firmly inside the rubber part.

OK, I'm disappointed because the Gourdo is perfect, except for the color - since it just barely floats, the blue is hard to see in the water. Neko is pretty good at spotting things, but even other dogs weren't able to see it out in the lake. To be fair, it isn't advertised as being a water toy (except by REI). Please make the large in orange!

Tug of war is my dog's middle name and he loooves this toy and shows it no mercy. Durable and fun to tug and chew.

Our black lab loves this toy. She lives in Maine in the summer and retrieves in from the lake (yes it does float) and plays on the beach in Mexico in the winter. It also doesn't wear down her teeth like a tennis ball. Great for all retrievers!!

Very durable, heavy rubber. Great for retrieving. Probably won't float so we don't try it in water. My boy about knocks himself unconcious with all the shaking he does with it. His eyes light up with excitement each time we bring it out. I do not recommend unsupervised play with this toy it can be flung far, break windows etc.

I think as a matter of disclosure, .... in the "salient characteristics" description part for this product, .... they should start of with "this product does not float, yet its not mentioned in the product description. Love the durability of it, though I'm only 2 weeks into it. With that said, .... On the second throw, the string came out of the rubber housing on one of one of them (I bought 3, based on my Lunker experience; things just disintegrate w/ dogs). I had to get all McGuyver like and fish the string through - then weld / melt it so that it wouldn't come out. All is well w/ the two others as well as this one now w/ the fix. As long as I stay away from the ocean, we should be good w/ this one.

Rex loves it it is his favorite over the Squash and TurnUp. He likes the rope a bit more than the rubber but for tug-of-war I make sure the rope part is for me and the rubber is for him so it lasts longer!

Like other comments, the rope was pulled out within a day or two. The dogs LOVED the toy even without the rope but that got shreaded after a month.

I saw the reviews that the rope doesn't last, and the same was true for my dogs. It was a brief life. Like the other people, I was interested in the rough-n-tough rubber part. Sadly that didn't last either. After one day in the kennel with our male blue heeler, the guordo turned into blue sprinkle chunks. I have a sqwash, turnup and squareball that all have endured the test of my pack. So, if you need a super durable toy, I recommend the others.

My boys love this toy. I will say that the rope was destroyed within 10 minutes but I just cut the remaining part off and they still love to play with it and chase it. we now own 3 and i would purchase this toy again. I love that it is easy to find in the snow when they take it outside. only 4 stars because the rope is so easily destroyed and because nothing is perfect. currently own 3 of these and love that the toy itself is tough and virtually indestructable.

My dog definitely liked this toy, but I had a similar problem in that the rope handle was destroyed right away. I haven't replaced it yet, though it looks like its simply enough to replace myself. Until I get the chance to replace though, it mostly gathers dust. :-(

Our Lab, Barley, loves this toy but he destoryed the rope after about 5 minutes...I cut the rest out and now he just plays with the rubber part.

My molly loves playing with this toy. The latex rubber is durable and provides hours of chasing fun. My only complaint would be the rope lanyard. The rope was easily chewed through in a day. I have replaced the rope with a more durable material.