This is a great gift for a tech-friendly person. Father’s Day, I’m looking at you. Or you can splurge for yourself.
I’ve had it for a couple days and it’s fun! It will be the type of toy that I show off to my friends.
I rated it 5 stars because it’s technologically advanced and good enough to be good. But it reminds me of first generation robot vacuums - works as advertised but still needs work.
1. The ball is attractively designed and my puppy hasn’t destroyed it (yet). But I shudder every time he sinks his teeth into it. It’s expensive enough that I will be annoyed if it doesn’t last. Time will tell. It needs to have a replaceable exterior.
2. The auto-play function is cleverly designed. The bone taunts mercilessly and hilariously. But there are 10-15 second gaps in between movements which caused my border collie to lose interest. It needs multiple auto-play scenarios, like workout machines, so that you can play the one that your dog likes. You can adjust the activity-level settings, but that doesn’t do enough.
3. It’s best in manual play, what a blast! The preset command buttons, such as spin, are easy to use and effective. But the joystick was unintuitive and a bit frustrating to me - perhaps a joystick gamer would be better at it. And how the heck am I supposed to know which way the bone considers “forward” vs “backward”?!?
4. It’s much better on hard surfaces. It kinda works on my low-pile rugs, but not as well and struggles to transition between surface types.
5. The battery isn’t very good. You need to recharge it after every play session. Yes, you will forget and it will be dead when you want to use it. Of course, battery life is a problem for everything with batteries, so welcome to the club, wickedbone.
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Our story
How we got our start
Cheerble is a tech startup established in 2016.Our company designs and manufactures pet related smart electronic gadgets.What makes our product unique
The focus of Cheerble is to establish itself as the leading and premier brand for smart pet products. Cheerble aims to solve real-world problems faced by pet parents and their pets through IoT (Internet of Things) innovations.Why we love what we do
We’re VERY passionate about improving the lives of our pets. We really want to work on something that makes pets happier and healthier, and gives us new ways to interact with our pups.Product Description
A Brand New Smart Toy to Train Your Dog
We believe that our dogs need something other than the plate and ball that’s more tech-forward and more fun to play. With Wickedbone, you could train your dog to catch moving objects and more importantly, deepen the bonds through the interaction.
Max Speed：11 Feet/S
Control Distance：60 Feet
Intelligent and Interactive.
when your dog runs, Wickedbone runs after it; when your dog chases it, it turns around and runs away; and when your dog ignores it, Wickedbone teases her, so that your dog comes back to the game and touches it, making Wickedbone react in different and very engaging modes.
Emotional System
We created an emotional system that the Wickedbone would react to different actions of your dog in the interactive mode.
Drive Mode
Control it through the Wickedbone App and move it with a virtual joystick. Choose between Wickedbone’s 9 available motions and you will soon discover and create new action combos as you and your dog play.
Interactive Mode
Programmed to attract your dog’s attention and does not require manual operation, Wickedbone acts responsively to different types of touch, always in a playful manner to play with your dog.
Easy To Clean
The tires of Wickedbone is easy to clean: its detachable tires can be quickly and conveniently cleaned.
Long Battery Life
With its Micro USB charging cable. Charged once for 1 hour, Wickedbone lasts over 40 minutes in the drive mode, over 4 hours in the interactive mode.
Safe, Soft and Strong
The material of the body and the tires are certified, safe for humans and pets.
For Both Dogs and Cats
White and Blue colors are available
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Cali approved and she loves it!
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Customer Review: One Out of Three Dogs Loves It!
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Customer Review: Excellent - durable and well designed
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Not worth the money, sadly.
First, I gave this 3 stars instead of 2 because my dog actually does like playing with it, but that on its own isn’t enough, since my dog also loves cardboard boxes.Problems:1. There is a connector port that is in the middle of the bone. You use it to charge. There is a tiny silicone piece — I’m talking fingernail clipping small — that plugs in to cover the port. It’s not lost, because I know I put it down on one of two tables, but it is lost because I can’t even see it amongst my clutter. It’s also white and it blends in. Just crossing my fingers that no slobber ends up in the charge port. Would’ve been smarter to put this under the tire. However,2. I can’t figure out how to take the tires off except brute force which just seems like a really good opportunity to accidentally punch myself in the teeth. This is a big deal because Ruby chewed threw the tires in hours. They are supposed to be replaceable. I certainly hope so. Take a look at the attached photos. We’re a bit concerned about her eating this stuff.3. Without your phone on it is literally just a plastic bone. It has an automatic mode but the maximum setting is 20 minutes and your phone needs to be on and within 30’. This defeats at least 1/2 the reason I bought it — to entertain her while I’m busy. Further, I think it’s less fun for her in automatic mode. I thought it was supposed to have a “smart” function that learns your dog’s behavior, but it just seems like random movements to me.4. Battery life is not spectacular considering that it’s made to entertain a puppy. Again, since the maximum session length is 20m you’d think the battery would last for more than a handful of sessions. It charges for maybe an hour or two for maybe 6-10 20m sessions is my estimate from memory.All in all I say save a bunch of money and buy a 10$ motorized bouncing ball toy. Ruby has gone through about five of them but she never gets sick of it and she can use it whenever she wants.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
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Great engagement, but not for chewing. Must be supervised.
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
After reading reviews and seeing some of them really chewed up I was concerned based on the price. HOWEVER, this is basically a remote control dog bone. It’s not meant to be a chew toy in the slightest. I do LOVE it regardless. It is awesome for my super smart, puzzle beating, needs a challenge dog. For a solid 40 minutes she was engaged by it! I drove it around my house using the app and she followed close behind it. Any time she picked it up and brought it to her bed I would hit the jump or spin mode to free myself and I was off again driving it into another room with her hot on my tail! It banged against walls, under tables, and across lighter runner carpets with ease. The interactive mode responded to her pawing at it and was fun to watch, but again it’s a remote controlled toy. No different if you were driving an actual RC Car around your pets. It’s not designed to be pinned between paws and chewed or left unsupervised. It’s meant to offer stimulation and something different other than fetch. We bought the battery operated ball with a weasel on it and although that is also a big hit, she catches it and within 10 minutes before accepting that it just rolls around. This WickedBone allows us to chase her, be hunted by her, and move in unpredictable ways. Highly recommend, but definitely not a toy you just leave out when you’re not in the room.
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
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Do interactive mode for a little while or the slower movements
Reviewed in Canada on July 5, 2019Style: WickedboneVerified Purchase