KONG Classic – Dog Toy (XLarge, Red)

KONG Classic – XLarge, Red

XLarge is KONG's size for dogs of 60–90 lb, roughly 27–41kg — rottweilers, big shepherds, mastiff crosses and the heavier end of the retriever range. Going a size small on a dog that big is the one sizing mistake that really matters, because a KONG a big dog can get its back teeth around is a KONG it can take apart.

The toy itself is unchanged: 100% natural rubber, hollow, in KONG's red grade for average adult chewers, with the rounded base that sends it off at angles no ball manages. At this size the cavity holds a serious meal rather than a snack. Barcode 035585111018.

Performance & Benefits

• 100% natural rubber, which is the only material KONG publish for the Classic.
• Red is KONG's grade for average adult chewers, which they describe as ultra-durable with an erratic bounce.
• The largest practical stuffing cavity short of the XXLarge, so a big dog gets a real session out of it.
• Stuffs and freezes, which is KONG's own recommendation for making one last.
• Heavy enough not to skitter under the furniture the moment a big dog nudges it.

Suitable For

• Dogs of 60–90 lb, about 27–41kg, on KONG's published size guide.
• Average adult chewers rather than puppies, seniors or power chewers.
• Feeding part of the daily ration as enrichment instead of from a bowl.
• Crate rest, and settling a large dog that struggles to switch off.
• Not for a dog that reduces red rubber to pieces — the black KONG Extreme in XLarge is KONG's most durable rubber, and the purple KONG Senior is the grade for an older, gentler mouth.

How to Use

• Soak kibble, pack it in, plug the wide end and freeze overnight for the longest-lasting version.
• Serve it on a washable mat; a frozen XLarge KONG drips a good deal.
• Count what goes in it as part of the day's food, not as an extra on top.
• Wash in hot soapy water, or on the dishwasher's top rack with the heat cycle switched off.

Specification

• Size XLarge, red. Barcode 035585111018.
• 100% natural rubber in KONG's Classic red formula.
• One of six sizes — XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL — which KONG size by dog weight rather than by toy dimension.
• KONG's own listings give the XLarge dimensions inconsistently: the figures 3.88 × 3.88 × 6 in and 1.21 lb appear against the XLarge on one KONG page and against the XXLarge on another, so no dimension or weight is stated here.
• Figures of 3.5 × 3.5 × 5 in and 0.77 lb are quoted for the XLarge on some retail listings; those are KONG's own published figures for the Large.

Care & Caution

• KONG's sizing rule is that the largest ring of the KONG should be bigger than the back of the dog's mouth; size up where a dog falls between two sizes.
• KONG's own instruction for the Classic is supervised use only, remove all packaging and packaging attachments, and discontinue use if damaged.
• Where dogs share a toy box, size everything to the largest dog in the house.