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Old 04 May 2021, 22:33   #1
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Dog buoyancy aids
We had one for our old dog which wasn't perfect and a bit tatty so chucked it when we lost him.

New pup will be going to sea soon so time to buy him one.

Any thoughts re a best type? He has longer woolly coat so anything with velcro closings is a pain as it sticks to their coat and pulls at them... also I think some are cut away so a male dog can pee which would be good.

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Old 04 May 2021, 22:48   #2
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Our old Manchester is seen here sporting a life jacket by EzyDog. Convenient handle on top.

Dobermann has a nice ladylike version of the same.
Both have waterproof collars. Salt water rots stitching on leather collars.

https://store.ezydog.com/dfd-life-jacket/
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Old 04 May 2021, 22:55   #3
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Look good. Are they free of velcro underneath?
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Look good. Are they free of velcro underneath?
Yep. Straps only
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Old 04 May 2021, 23:04   #5
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Ahh that's great... will have a trawl around the website.
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£95 !!! mine didn’t cost that much ......I thought the crew saver one was steep https://www.ybw.com/expert-advice/be...ds-hound-73330
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Old 04 May 2021, 23:41   #7
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Ahh that's great... will have a trawl around the website.
Edited original post. I don't think Ruffwear and EzyDog are connected. These are by EzyDog. Very soft underneath. No rubbing when they swim. No impediment to our boy's pee stream.
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Old 05 May 2021, 10:28   #8
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No they seem different... Ruffwear are often £85+... Ezydog £40ish and usually an easy buy at PetsatHome.

Anyway just as hard to buy a lifejacket for a small/medium dog as a popular SIB or 15hp 2-stroke. Ezydog out of stock in the size we need in every outlet I could find online. My second choice of a Crewsaver was similarly hard to find stock but eventually got one on order from Marine Superstore £39.95.

https://www.marinesuperstore.com/lif...CABEgIhmvD_BwE

Lets hope he like it!
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Mine is still very unsure of the water still so may not use it much after the first couple of attempts, so went for the £16 Amazon one my record of getting the sizes right is not good so fingers crossed
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Have one I’ll look out tomorrow. What size/ breed of pup?
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have one i’ll look out tomorrow. What size/ breed of pup?


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Seems an ok fit weather looking poor This weekend so doubt I’ll get to try it out soon. She didn’t look so keen when we tried it on...


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