Hyper Pet GoDogGo Automatic Dog Ball Launcher, Includes 5 Balls, 20-60lbs

I have a 10 month old, ball obsessed labradoodle. I have mobility issues, and it's hard for me to throw the ball very far, so I bought this machine. I will say, the first one was defective and would not charge. Amazon to the rescue, and I had a new one the next day! Fantastic customer service. The replacement works like a charm. I really like you can adjust the distance, as well as the number of seconds for it to launch. It came with three different types of balls, and we found the rubber one launched much further than the standard tennis balls, so I will buy more of those. It only took two days for my doodle to learn to put the ball into the machine. I think she learned just by watching me. I taught her to stand to the side and "wait," as you can see from the picture, so she didn't get hit by the ball. I do like that the ball launches high and not straight out, so it seems safer. If you have a ball obsessed dog, this is the machine for you.

1st off, the machine is better built than another machine from petsafe. Ive been in both machines now and determined the plastic, the design on how the parts go together, and the wire, especially the wiring is far superior in this machine. There is still a bit of hot glue but in more appropriate places to ensure circuitboard components are a bit more secure. Feels like more thought went into this product or it's already had a countless number of revisions. GoDogGo does claim to have been the first dog ball launcher on the market. No wear to be found when I looked for it during covid but I do remember it from before. That being said, special instructions about needing to be ON to charge, not touching the sensor, etc... Dogs don't read and humans often don't either, so engineering these issues out, probably would have been a good idea. Still the labels and instructions are present and that says alot in itself. The instruction leaflet, the one that came in my second launcher, looks to be more flushed out than the last. So I once again followed said instructions only to find... DOA battery pack in a new machine, said it was charged but upon disconnecting from the wall, nothing, no power. Strike 1, first machine failed in 6 months, Strike 2, company and seller seemingly non existent when trying to address the problem and their website literally says to contact us here for further assistance smf troubleshooting. I rather have had a troubleshooting page with potential answers than to not hear from them at all while I throw another $130 at them for another launcher. Strike 3, the new machine arrives with a DOA battery pack. However, assuming I didn't have these failures and the issue with getting in contact with the company, the launcher itself is probably a 4 overall, when it was working it worked well. Engineering out a few of the issues like the charging, sensor switch, and potentially making it more incline to be out in the weather as it's an outdoor toy, probably increase it's cost, but I rather have a machine that is more durable for a bit more that I know will last than one that is cheaper and dies in 6 months. Especially on a machine that claims to have been first. If you order this product and end up with no issues and follow the instructions than you and your pet should very much enjoy the no slime covered joy of your dogs running around like idiots chasing balls around the yard. UPDATE: Tested new launcher, same issue, stuck in continuous fire. Opted to have, now my third one, sent out to me and send the other back via Kohls returns and see if third time really is the charm. If it doesn't work I'm going back to the Petsafe model, at least I got years out of it regardless of being a bit more fragile and a rat nest of small wires.

My golden retrievers love this thrower. Hours and hours of playtime on this thrower. It’s pretty well made and everything works. One main thing is make sure the balls don’t have to much slobber or wetness as it can make the sensor not to work. Also I’ve found that chuck it balls work great with this thrower.

My dog loves this thing but after 3-4 hours of play the kicker failed. This is the second one. My neighbor bought one and it failed in the same manner. Not very durable! Kelly is broken hearted that I took it away from her. In the photo you can see how the green kicker is cocked off to one side and the silver axle is crooked. I'm sending it back tomorrow. UPDATE We have purchased 6 and returned 4 between myself and my neighbor. I recommend setting the spring on the low position the kicker seems to last longer that way. The kicker is held in place by a small pin that might have fallen out on the ones we returned. The micro switch is not sealed and if it gets water in it the machine stops working blow it out with air. A 5+ inch #2 Phillips screw driver is required to open it up. After several attempts the manufacturer has not responded to any of my messages and they don't list a phone number. UPDATE 2 It seems the seller no longer responds to requests for parts and warranty but Amazon is still selling them and as of today 12-8-2022 says they have quite a few still in stock. They offered to accept a return after 5 months because of the seller’s lack of responding. After looking at the others hard I still like this model best BUT it has lots of little issues you need to know how to fix them. As noted above when the kicker gets stuck in a cocked position a long screw driver can finish rotating it back to the starting position. The micro switch isn't sealed so it becomes fouled with slobber and needs to be blown out with air. I replaced the micro-switch with a sealed one. The switch operator gets frozen in the winter and has to be thawed out and then blown dry. The battery quits and the unit has to run from the 12 volt power supply. The motor came loose from the gearbox and had to be repaired which required opening up the gear box. The mechanism is a rotating bat and can accept smaller balls. My dog likes the handballs Amazon sells better than tennis balls as they bounce better. The Pet Safe model also uses a bat type mechanism but it has too many safeties that would confuse my dog she has no patience for waiting and standing back 7 feet. Plus the Pet Safe model has a 2 year warranty and this one only has 6 months. Even with the lack of support I’m probably going to buy another one. Update 3 It is finally dependable I added 1 more star. I have several godoggo automatic ball launchers purchased here on Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0162O3MYS?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details They come with a micro switch to detect a rubber ball is in position for launch. It is a poor choice for the job. Dog Slobber rain can get to the switch which isn't sealed and cause the launcher to stop working. Also it can get snow and ice on it and the switch can't move. I tried sealed micro switches and that helped the water problem but not the snow and ice. This was one reason I purchased several of these so i could always have a working one out for my dog while repairing the failed ones. So now for this sensor. I mounted it right above where the rubber ball sits to be launched. I adjusted the trim pot on the back so it would detect the ball when in position and then turn off after the ball had been launched. Easy to adjust using the LED on the butt end next to the trim pot. The sensor drives a small relay https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0BCGD7QVH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details that replaces the OEM micro switch. My dog gave it a good test today the first day i had it set up and it never missed. She has a burnt orange ball and a blue ball both are hand balls sold here on Amazon. It detected both colors no problem. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0108OI27A/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_5?smid=A2CVB1QINU068&psc=1 The launcher was made for tennis balls but these hand balls bounce much better and now she doesn't like tennis balls much at all. This sensor isn't much more than one of the sealed micro switches i was using. In the photos you can see where the ball sits to be launched with the new sensor directly above it. In the second picture you can see the snow and ice buildup that is where the micro switch lever is located. The yellow circle was the first sensor I tried and it didn't work out. The range on it was only 1-10mm where as this one is now 10-30cm. Third picture shows the mounting bracket I had to make as the new sensor didn't come with one. The scrap of wood will be cleaned up eventually. The rubber boot covering the tail end of the sensor is something I just had in my junk drawer. When the ball rolls down the ramp into the launch position the sensor sees it and starts the motor. The ball gets kicked out and the motor stops in the starting position waiting for the next ball. The test yesterday was about 0-5 F outside and the sensor never drifted or required adjustment. I'm going to upgrade at least one of the other 2 machines when the new sensors arrived. You have to have some shop and electrical skills to make these changes but as you can see from the rest of my review and the reviews others have made there are some issues. Right now my biggest complaint it no spare parts. I've broken one spring so far and had already requested some spares a couple of months ago so I had one when I needed it. The motor and gearbox are not available from the manufacturer or anywhere else I can find so if that fails you are SOL.

Highly recommend this ball launcher for active dogs that love to retrieve. Our Golden Retriever absolutely loves it, it launches the ball at a high angle so even if the dog is close to the machine it typically will safely clear its head. If it does hit your dog its not hard enough to hurt them. It has 3 automatic settings or a manual button on the remote to only launch a ball on demand. Rechargeable battery so you don’t have to keep putting batteries in it. Seems well built so far, hopefully it lasts a long time! Well worth the money, suggest buying additional 2.5” Balls to fill it with. Update: After 3 Weeks Of Use Randomly the remote and or the unit stopped functioning properly. No matter what time interval you select to launch the balls, it would just rapidly and repeatedly launch the balls after pressing the launch button the first time after turning the unit on, until it runs out of balls. I ended up requesting a replacement which was approved luckily because I was within the 30 day return or replacement period. The new one seems to be working well so far, i will update after using it for a while. We use it everyday for our dog, so it does get used daily. We keep it clean and only use dry balls, no slobbery or wet balls are put back into it.

It took about 3 sessions of training to get my dogs to put the ball in the bucket, get used to the sound, and wait for the launch. They are having SO much fun with it and they get excited every time I bring it out. It comes with several kinds of balls, but I've been using rubber Chuck-it balls. Very easy to use with the timer or remote. Works great in my small backyard. I clean it (wipe it down with wet cloth) after each use to prevent dirt/saliva build up. I think it's a little expensive compared to the quality, but it makes my dogs happy so I'm happy! 😃 I will note that the first one I received did not charge correctly and had to be returned. So far this unit has worked well

I really, REALLY wanted to love the G5. I needed to. That's why it's so hard for me to leave this review of what appears to sadly be the best dog ball launcher on the market. In short, it doesn't launch the ball high or far enough to warrant the price tag. Not even close. Sad because it has all the features, a great design, easy to use and train, US family owned company (?), etc. For $50 I'd be thrilled to own it, even though it's barely a backyard tosser. I did all the research, watched all the videos, and was confident at it's highest performance it would just barely meet my dog's needs. Unfortunately I never got the machine to perform as well as they say it does. I don't know if mine was a lemon, but on high setting, with half a dozen ball types I could not get the thing to bat a ball farther than 20' or 10' high. I mean it was shockingly sad. I felt betrayed. Again, for $50 it's a great product and I'd keep it for short toss sessions. But for close to $200 it was insulting. Take a chance if you must. Maybe you'll have better luck than we did. I guess I'm back to scheduling my life around my Malinois' ball catching playtimes, which is all the time.

I wish I could give this zero stars. BUYER BEWARE! JUNK!!! I never write reviews but am so disappointed in this product! We have an active border collie and have purchased four of these in the past 5 years. The first two that we bought years ago worked great. The third one we bought a year ago started malfunctioning after a couple months. My husband kept tinkering with it and it was on life-support for another few months. I was hopeful that that was just one bad machine so purchased one last week. It arrived and has begun to malfunction two days after set up. This ball thrower is so expensive and it is literally a piece of junk. I don’t know what changes they made in the last couple years but this is a much more cheaply made ball thrower than the first couple we bought from the same company. I’m returning and will never purchase from this company again. Looking elsewhere now.

A mi cachorro le tomo 3 días aprender; me gusta que no tienes que comprar baterías para cargarlo. Hasta ahora todo perfecto.

Niente da dire, fa quello che deve fare:) ottimo in confronto a tutti gli altri prodotti comparati.. Lo consiglio vivamente a chi è interessato e sta cercando un lanciapalle per cani..

Now I am sure like me if you are looking at this item then you just love your dog. Then you look more carefully and realise just how much it costs. I did the same but took a leap of faith and bought it. Initially my dog was a little unsure of the noise but after about 15 minutes coaxing with dog treats he worked it out. He now can play on his own and simply loves this. He loves it so much that as soon as I finish work he goes up to the machine and barks in the hope that I will take it into the garden. Don't hang around, buy one, your dog will love it.

Excellent machine , highly recommend. My dog figured it out quite quickly

I bought this machine less than two months ago and it is already broken. After 2 balls, the motor stops. The battery is fully charged. I don't recommend people to buy this machine because It is a waste of money.