Join the Pack.
Pack Members are dog people and tennis people who help more balls find their way from the court to a dog.
Three Easy Ways to Help.
Share Bark Balls
Tell your friends, your dog park, and your tennis crew.
Post your dog
Post your dog with a Bark Ball, tagging @bark.balls.
Point clubs our way
Know a club with a pile of retired balls? Point them to Court-to-Canine.
- Mention you’re a Pack Member when posting.
- Keep it playful.
- Never say donations are tax-deductible.
Alejandro Palacios
I’m Alejandro, a sophomore at American Heritage Plantation in South Florida. Since I was five, I’ve been on or around tennis courts. After years of training and competing, I noticed how often old tennis balls at tournaments and academies were constantly being replaced — and I started wondering where all those used balls actually go.
About 125 million tennis balls end up in US landfills each year. That sent me looking for a way to do something impactful for the environment and my community. I started collecting balls over a year ago, and with the help of six local tennis coaches and academies, I’ve collected over 5,000 so far.
Natalie and the team at Bark Balls have been the ideal partner for this passion project — guiding and supporting it every step of the way. Bark Balls makes sure the balls I collect get a second life as fetch toys for dogs, while supporting shelters and environmental causes. Give a Bark!
Balls collected
Partner academies
Collecting
Pack Members Are Active In:
Real people in real cities, collecting balls and growing the movement.
Austin
Miami
Denver
Fairfield County
Chicago
Boston
Dallas
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Collection days, dog-park meetups, tournament booths, and a whole lot of happy pups. This is what Bark Balls looks like out in the wild.
Join the Team.
We’re looking for motivated students and community members who care about sustainability, dogs, and tennis. Tell us about yourself.
Welcome to the pack! 🎾
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