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A recreational and amusement device for a dog takes the form of a ball (10) having a substantially spheroidal profile. The exterior wall (12) of the ball (10) is shaped to form surfaces of a main body (14) and surfaces of two substantially identical handles (16, 18) spaced approximately 180 degrees apart and lying within the substantially spheroidal profile. The main body (14) includes an outer surface (20) which conforms to the substantially spheroidal profile and a plurality of inboard surfaces (22, 24) extending between different locations on the substantially spheroidal profile. The handles (16, 18) include outer surfaces (26, 28) lying within the substantially spheroidal profile of the ball (10) and inner surfaces (30, 32) opposing respective ones of the inboard surfaces (22, 24) of the main body (14). The inner surfaces (30, 32) of the handles (16, 18) and the inboard surfaces (22, 24) of the main body (14) form contours which bound openings (34, 36) extending through the substantially spheroidal profile. The handles (16, 18) and openings (34, 36) are sized and shaped to receive the snout of the dog to permit the dog's mouth to extend completely around either of the handles (16, 18) to grip the ball. When one of the handles (16, 18) is so gripped, the opposite handle (16 or 18) may be grasped by a human who can pull on the ball (10) to play with the dog. Preferably, the ball (10) is formed from two molded half portions which are substantially identical and is made of plastic, rubber, vinyl or other elastomeric material which is sufficiently resilient to bounce.
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