You don't, it's a ball for a dog. Whatever shape it's in now will be infinitely better than 2 seconds after the dog gets a hold of it. 😉
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It’s for a dog, that likely puts far worse than a couple of black hairs in its mouth, I wouldn’t bother honestly.
I mean, it's a gift, so I'd rather hand it to 'em on a good state.
Dogs have no concept of "gifts".
The dog's owner will, though.
Who cares what the owner thinks? It's for the dog, and the dog isn't going to care about a little hair.
The owner gets to decide whether OP's presents go through to the dog, and in the extreme case whether to continue being friends with OP.
A dog's owner is their guardian. It's important to get their buy in if you want to give their dog something. This is perfectly reasonable.
If this is specifically made for dog use then they presumably used a dog-tooth-friendly material for the fibrous cover.
My brother's dog has a pretend tennis ball that it isn't that psyched about. I didn't know it wasn't allowed to play withreal tennis balls, and this dog was so psyched when it got to play with the real one, like its eyes were saying, "really???!!!!"
I mean honestly I don't know how much I believe this. My stupid dog chews on rocks and sticks. I'm positive that a little fuzz from a tennis ball isn't going to hurt her. Maybe if that was literally the only thing I ever allowed her to chew on and all she did was consume the entire tennis ball and multiple times I'm on multiple times yeah I could probably hurt. But dogs have been chewing on tennis balls as long as tennis and dogs have been around.
No I'm pretty sure that's not it. My dog is happy healthy she's nearly 10 years old at this time. My previous dog that sadly passed away at the beginning of the year was nearly 12 and he was one of the happiest most wonderful dogs ever. Fucking cancer sucks.
Option A - clean it like you clean a potato
Option B - put it in the washing machine.
I would use a brush with some soap and water to clean it. Most anything with bristles would do the job I think. Could just be how it was manufactured though.
What is with the alignment of the counter top corners!?
A drinking fountain. The thing under it is the kitchen floor and my leg, tho.
I've heard people say that dogs shouldn't be given tennis balls because the hair traps sand and dirt which is bad for their teeth.
It reads as if this is a lookalike of a tennisbal, specially made for dogs
I wash my dog's toys in the dishwasher, the ones she doesn't destroy first.
To get rid of any lint or hairs on it, simply stick and pull masking tape on the ball. Otherwise, just rinse in water
Dish soap. Use a scrubber brush and let it dry.

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