When Hrothgar was younger, we had a few of these Training Dummies to play fetch with. He loved to go after them. We did use these once when we took him to a creek. He would jump in and retrieve them. He is 12 yrs now and his fetching days are pretty much over. So we gave these to friends who had a lab pup. I wonder if he still has them.

Pros: easy to use, affordable, well made

Cons: can be chewed if not watching closely

We had these when our lab mix was younger. He loved them and they were fun to use with him.

Pros: affordable, easy to use

Cons: not for all dogs

This does everything, it is very durable, it can float, and its easy to clean

Pros: durable

Cons: none

Had this for my Golden Retiever. Nice bright color and it is great for the water (it floats).

Pros: floats

Cons: none

This was the first kind of retrieving bumper I used for my dog. He absolutely adored it... too much so. If he was allowed even 1 minute to stop and chew on the toy he would rip some of the vinyl apart and tear a hole in the bumper, rendering it useless in the water. We have sinced switched to kong brand and finally ruff wear brand retrieving toys and have not had any more trouble.

Pros: variety of sizes, rope included to throw farther

Cons: material is easy for average chewers to destroy