My Harley is a very energetic, busy little guy who constantly needs things to challenge him. He has great fun with all the movement the Otis and Claude Bumble Ball provides. I think he thinks it is real.

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Review 2 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

1 out of 5

Bumble Ball-not recommended

By:RW

Date:April 27, 2013

Pet:Dog

My dog, as Aussie mix, loved this toy but it stopped working after only 10 minutes. The toy states it is for "entertainment only" but, you can't expect a dog to just sit and look at a toy without interacting with it. Even after it stopped working she tried to play with it, carrying it around the house but, the little feet started to pop off. I was afraid she would swallow them. After 30 minutes the toy was in the trash. Great idea but they need to work on it to make it more dog-friendly. Do not purchase,

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Review 3 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

1 out of 5

By:val

Date:April 25, 2013

Pet:Dog

Breed:yorki mix

This toy just made my puppy nervous. Drove me crazy with the noise. Too hard when he did try to grab.

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Review 4 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

1 out of 5

Great Idea - Terrible Design

By:GBJay

Date:April 22, 2013

fromMinnesota

Pet:Dog

Breed:Cocker Spaniel

We were so excited to have found Bumble Ball and ordered one straight away. It arrived quickly but after 20 minutes of play, the ball was still winding but stopped moving about.

To investigate the issue we turned the ball of, removed the screws, opened the top and that reveled the issue. The flexible knobs that show on the outside of the ball, have a hard plastic insert that's just glued into place on the inside. One of those hard gray parts popped right out after just a few minutes of play and with such a small space for the engine to turn, it immediately halted the mechanism from moving (mind you, the engine was still trying to turn and started to smell a bit burnt.... you know like when the belt on your vacuum needs to be replaced.)

We called EntirelyPets.com immediately and they were super great - no troubles with them at all. They told us they would drop a new toy in the mail and we received the second one in just a couple days.

Wouldn't you know it... we took the ball out of the packaging, started it up and after 10 MINUTES of play the same EXACT thing happened. I almost couldn't believe it.

We called EntirelyPets.com the second time, after which they immediately refunded us the full price of the toy. Entirely Pets was perfectly awesome, unfortunately the Bumble Ball was not.

Unfortunately, unless they come up with an incredibly altered design I cannot and would not recommend this product to anyone.

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Review 5 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

4 out of 5

3rd Bumble Ball

By:Susie

Date:April 9, 2013

fromFrostburg, MD

Pet:Dog

Breed:English Springer Spaniel

This was the 3rd Bumble Ball I've ordered for my dog. She absolutely loves them. The second one went bad in a short time and I had to throw it away. Kept changing the batteries, but it still wouldn't work. The latest one is working fine.

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Review 6 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

1 out of 5

waste of money

By:kmcass46

Date:April 1, 2013

fromNEPA

Pet:Multiple Pets

Breed:Miniature Poodle

I was looking for a toy to keep my newest very active 8 month old miniature poodle puppy engaged at least for a small portion of time when I did not have to actively participate with her play.

This toy failed miserably. Within a few minutes she became disinterested in the bouncing and movement. When I encouraged her to follow it, she did, but again abandoned it within a few minutes.

I took my eyes off of her and the toy for less than 2 minutes. In that short period, she managed to chew two of the nubs off and I had to retrieve them from her mouth.

Additionally, the batteries stopped working in less than 4 hours use. In spite of the fact I have a full complement of mechanic's tools, I could not find a Phillips head screwdriver that fit in order to change the batteries.

This toy is better suited for a cat! I'm going to donate to a friend that has cats. Don't waste your money on it.

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Review 7 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

2 out of 5

worst purchase

By:Noah

Date:March 29, 2013

Pet:Dog

Breed:labradoodle

He was able to chew the top off one of the knobs on the ball in less than an hour. I thought the plastic would have been stronger.

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Review 8 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

1 out of 5

Disappointing

By:Lou

Date:March 27, 2013

Pet:Dog

Breed:Aussie / Border Collie

Unfortunately the toy broke after one minute of playing by my dog. Very disappointing.

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Review 9 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

3 out of 5

easy to break out

By:candy

Date:March 4, 2013

fromNY

Pet:Dog

my dog loves it but it breaks out in 10 days. so if your dog is heavy chewer, i recommand other products

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Review 10 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

3 out of 5

almost perfect

By:Phillip

Date:February 14, 2013

fromarizona

Pet:Dog

Breed:jack russell

this toy drives my fathers jack russell insane. only problem is batteries always run down within 20 minutes. then she picks it up and tries to chew on it. wish the nubs where smaller so she couldn't grab onto them. But overall great to watch this poor dog chase the toy til exhaustion

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Review 11 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

5 out of 5

Best Christmas toy in years

By:HD

Date:January 11, 2013

fromPhoenix Az

Pet:Dog

Breed:Two are mixed breed an 1 is a poodle

It was like turning the clock back to when our kids were young an watching them play with all their new new toys as they opened them. Ki is still a puppy so his energy is much the same as a child. At first he wasn't sure about the ball when it was turned on but when we took it out in the yard an it start wiggling around in the leaves it was a blast.

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Review 12 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

3 out of 5

Cute concept, waste of money

By:Shelby

Date:January 8, 2013

Pet:Multiple Pets

This was a cute idea and it was funny when it worked. However, we were lucky if it worked more than twice and if it stayed on for more than 5 seconds. We replaced batteries multiple times and even took it apart to see if we could fix it. We ended up throwing it out. It was an expensive piece of plastic!

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Review 13 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

4 out of 5

Buzzy bumbly fun

By:Emma

Date:December 29, 2012

fromPhoenix, AZ

Pet:Dog

Breed:Italian Greyhound/Chihuahua mix

This toy works just like I remember--bouncing around and making quiet noise to attract attention. The batteries were included, which was great, and even though our pup wasn't terribly interested in chasing it around (hence the four-star review instead of five), it worked just fine! Maybe a friend's pet will find it more interesting...

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Review 14 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

3 out of 5

Christmas toy not a complete hit

By:lauraann68

Date:December 26, 2012

fromCentral CA

Pet:Multiple Pets

Breed:Pug, Shih Tzu, Domestic Cat

Our pug was curious with the Bumble Ball, but I think the size and noise level prevented her from completely enjoying it. The noise level is loud, particularly for the size of the ball. Also, it seems the size might be better suited for a large dog as our pug could only paw at it. If your dog doesn't mind vacuum-like noise and has a larger mouth to latch on to the nubs, it might be a hit for your household. Unfortunately the enjoyment was short-lived for us.

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Review 15 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

3 out of 5

Bumble Ball-NOT for strong chewers!

By:Redfox

Date:December 23, 2012

fromCary NC

Pet:Dog

Breed:Pembroke Welsh Corgi

I got my Bumble Ball in very short order-great customer service! My Corgi loves interactive toys and this one was a lot of fun for him-the only problem: it is SOFT plastic and he is a HARD chewer! Auggie played with the toy twice before he destroyed it-chewed off the plastic colored pieces and tried to eat the blue ball part. This is a great dog toy but I would recommend it for dogs who do not have a tendency to chew so hard.

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Review 16 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

4 out of 5

bumble ball

By:bosco

Date:December 17, 2012

Pet:Dog

like the bumble ball ,but I did think it would be bigger when I ordered it.I am sure my large puppy will like it when he get's for Christmas

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Review 17 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

3 out of 5

Cool toy

By:GoldenLuvr

Date:December 4, 2012

fromFairfield CT

Top 500 Contributor

Pet:Dog

Breed:Golden Retriever & Black Lab

This is a very cool toy, unfortunately both my dogs are afraid of it! :(

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Review 18 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

5 out of 5

By:Angie

Date:December 4, 2012

fromOlney, MD

Pet:Dog

Breed:11 year old Golden Retriever

I personally love the toy; however, my pet is afraid of the motions. My grandson who is 10 months loves the toy:-)

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Review 19 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

2 of 2 found this review helpful.

2 out of 5

Buyer Beware

By:Wally

Date:November 30, 2012

Pet:Dog

Breed:Mini Schnauzer

My dog was frightened by the noise and the eratic movement associated with this ball.

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Review 20 for Otis and Claude - Bumble Ball

1 out of 5

Sadly, not the best

By:abbelans

Date:November 15, 2012

Pet:Dog

Breed:Corgi

We bought this toy for our 1yr old corgi. When we first set it down for him to play with it, it was absolutely awesome. He loved it! Then about 5 minutes later it started to die. We changed the batteries but it wouldn't work. We tried another set of batteries and it went off and on. I wish this had worked how it said it would because it could have been a great toy.

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