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Born from Loss - Built for Safety
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The moment Dutch passed, everything stopped.
No one warns you that something as common as a tennis ball could be deadly.
I didn’t know he’d been ingesting pieces over time. I never saw them pass. I didn’t even realize it was possible.
That’s what haunted me most.
After losing him, I couldn’t sit with the silence.
I needed answers.
I dug into the data, called vets, and started reaching out to universities.
That’s when I realized — there’s no dissolvable, pet-safe tennis ball on the market.
Nothing designed to protect dogs like Dutch.
So I decided to build it myself.
Dutch Ball began with one question: Why doesn’t this exist already?
But it quickly became something more — a mission to ensure no other pet owner feels this helpless again.
I filed the provisional patent. I designed the logo with Dutch’s face.
I connected with experts in food-safe polymers, veterinary science, and pet toxicology.
This isn’t just a product. It’s a promise.
Dutch gave me endless joy. Now, his legacy is saving dogs from a silent danger no one talks about.
The Problem with Tennis Balls
Our Mission: Turn Playtime into Safe Time
Our Mission: Turn Playtime into Safe Time
Most dogs love tennis balls — but standard ones aren’t made with pet safety in mind.
They’re abrasive, they shed fibers,
and worst of all, they’re indigestible.
Dogs like Dutch can chew off small pieces over time without owners realizing. Those fragments don’t pass — they can lodge in the intestines, creating a deadly blockage.
This risk is
Most dogs love tennis balls — but standard ones aren’t made with pet safety in mind.
They’re abrasive, they shed fibers,
and worst of all, they’re indigestible.
Dogs like Dutch can chew off small pieces over time without owners realizing. Those fragments don’t pass — they can lodge in the intestines, creating a deadly blockage.
This risk is rarely talked about.
But it’s far more common than
most pet parents think.
Our Mission: Turn Playtime into Safe Time
Our Mission: Turn Playtime into Safe Time
Our Mission: Turn Playtime into Safe Time
Dutch Ball was born from loss — but built on safety.
We’re reimagining one of the most common dog toys
with a new material standard:
- Safe if Swallowed — Designed to dissolve or disintegrate inside the body
- Vet-Validated — In consultation with university labs and animal health experts
- Fun + Familiar — Still bouncy, grippable, and fun to chew
Dutch Ball was born from loss — but built on safety.
We’re reimagining one of the most common dog toys
with a new material standard:
- Safe if Swallowed — Designed to dissolve or disintegrate inside the body
- Vet-Validated — In consultation with university labs and animal health experts
- Fun + Familiar — Still bouncy, grippable, and fun to chew — just smarter
Our mission is simple:
no more silent killers disguised as toys.
How It Works
Built Different
Built Different
We’re currently developing a proprietary ball material that is:
- Food-safe
- Water-soluble or pH-sensitive (based on digestive conditions)
- Non-toxic and bio-friendly
We’re working with top university researchers in material science,
food safety, and veterinary toxicology
to ensure the Dutch Ball is safe, effective, and rigorously tested.
Built Different
Built Different
Built Different
This isn’t a treat. It’s not a chew.
It’s a playable toy with a safety fallback.
Dutch Ball is engineered for supervised fetch sessions — but in the unlikely case of ingestion, it’s designed to break down safely in the body.
That’s the innovation.