My grandcat loves this thing and also the flying monkeyThe stitching around the neck was easily ripped. Luckily it was able to be stitched upSo sad, bought this for my granddaughter and a.. hand.. broke off with the very first use. I had been waiting a couple of months for the baby to visit, so couldn't return. Total waste of my money.The place you put your fingers in to launch tore easily or were too small. We worked around this and yes it flys and oinks.These products were purchased for my 2, 3, and 6 yr old. The product is too hard for the 2 yr old to pull back and fling. The 3 yr old found an alternative way of flinging the toy by holding the toy's arms in each of his hands and letting go! The 6 yr old is not only coordinated but strong enough to sling shot the toy in the air. It's just as much fun for the 2 and 3 yr old to have mom and dad sling shot the animals through the air. We've had the toys for a week now and the material appears to be durable.We have gotten through about 10 of the stunt pilot chicken, they seem to last a few months. So we thought we would try this one. It's on the small side, compared to the chicken, but it's very soft and our border collie loves it. It does fly but how durable that arrangement will turn out to be we don't know, so we are not going for great distances outside, just enough for using indoors..update Feb 2019. this flying pig has proven to be our most durable toy.. and because we now have another border collie, a tri-color 8 weeks old, we are going to order a new one as the original has gotten dirty from use.. but it still works, and has turned out to be our puppies favorite toy.To be fair, I wasn't buying this flying pig with the intention of having a family toy that would last the test of time. I bought it as a funny gift for a friend who collects pigs. My kids had to give it a try and it was pretty funny. I was a bit worried that they would rip the little pouches that your fingers go in to launch the thing. I heard a few stitch pop noises and that's when we put it away so that I could deliver the gift to my friend.Got this pig to go with the screaming monkey. It’s to mess with our dogs, great entertainment