Petstages Orka Jack Review

An Orka Jack Gets an A on the Lab Test

Dogs love routine, and our blonde Lab is no exception. She has all her favorite toys on a schedule: squeaky bunny is reserved for rolling around on the family-room floor in the evening while her beat-up stuffed squirrel is for nighttime snuggling. When strenuous exercise is on the agenda, she tends to start slamming her favorite Petstages Orka Jack against the nearest human shin. This tough rubber toy is ideal high-energy dogs like our yellow girl because it's both tough and fun.

Description Her Orka Jack looks like a giant blue version of one of the children’s jacks we played with as kids - remember those metal jacks and the red rubber ball? - except that there aren't any knobs on the arms. It's six tapering rubber arms, all "Petstage blue," that project from a central point. Four of the arms have been left open so you can stuff in treats or string the Jack on a rope. The other two are closed. Four of the arms have a bumpy texture while the others have a pattern of raised stripes. It's available in small, medium and large sizes - ours is the large. The Orka's made of a tough but flexible rubber that stands up well to the sharp teeth of our determined chewer. It also floats, though she does't get to take this to the dog park for fear of losing it forever. We've gone through several Orkas over the years, which have included daily sessions of vigorous chase-and-retrieve play in the local open space. Eventually they break down, mainly from being thrown - hard.

Petstages ORKA Flyer Dog Toy

Do you Have a Disc Dog? An Orka Flyer Really Flies

Labrador with Disc
®Petstages, Inc.

We've all marveled at the dogs galloping across open spaces in hot pursuit of Frisbees®, especially when the complete the charge with a flying leap, snagging the disc in mid-air.
That's why I've wanted for years to teach my dogs that game. A long time ago, somebody gave our first family dog, a lab-shepherd mix, an Aerobie flying ring but he seemed basically uninterested. Our prior Labradors, both the chocolate and the yellow, showed much more interest in chewing any disc in sight to shreds than they did in being a disc dog, but our current blonde fur baby is a definite believer

She has always loved chase and fetch games, screaming across our little park with laser-like focus on the track of her Orka Jack, usually snagging it in the middle of an unpredictable bounce. When I saw the Petstages Orka Flyer at our local pet store, I hoped I'd finally found a disc dog. It looks like my dream's come true.

ChuckIt Ultra Rubber Ball

Chuck My Ball, Daddy: I Wanna Play Fetch!

Cooper just loves his ChuckIt Ultra!

The newest member of our family showed up just before Christmas a couple of years ago, a sweet little one-year-old boy rescued by a local Lab rescue group. He entered a household where his new big sister already had lots of established routines, one of which was daily play sessions in the park behind the house. Sis was happy for the little guy to join her, as long as he didn’t touch her toys. Since he’s not a retriever, we weren't sure how high his FQ (fetching quotient) would be, but he’s not only a great fetcher, he could teach his sister something about dropping. What a good boy!