Does anyone have a recommendation for PFDs for my lab?
Seems like a 2 handle one would be best.
I like the looks of that one. I may look again for a decent life jacket for my dog. It's tough to find a preserver for a tall slender 4 pound poodle. Her current walking harness was meant for a ferret.I did a little digging, and although I'm not sure it's the same brand, the PFD our dog wears looks just like this: https://www.amazon.com/Queenmore-Ri...4134&sprefix=dog+pfd+shark,aps,95&sr=8-2&th=1
We were using Ruffwear but we had problems with our beagle working his way out of it. We are now using Bay Dog https://baydog.com/collections/life-jackets
We were using Ruffwear but we had problems with our beagle working his way out of it. We are now using Bay Dog https://baydog.com/collections/life-jackets
I looked at all mentioned in this thread. Yours is the only one with flotation/support along the chest. Besides flotation when retrieving Fluffy you are lifting him by the chest/stomach and not neck and chest. For me yours is the best. Also the most expensive.
.....as our dog floats pretty well to start with......... .
I looked at all mentioned in this thread. Yours is the only one with flotation/support along the chest. Besides flotation when retrieving Fluffy you are lifting him by the chest/stomach and not neck and chest. For me yours is the best. Also the most expensive.
Fluffy may be more aptly named Fatty
If you meant ours, not at all. He's got great self control with food and keeps himself just heavy enough not to be called skinny no matter how much food we offer. But he's a poodle, so he's a pretty light build with big lungs (making him fairly low density).
Of course I meant yours and it was a joke. Fat is lease dense than water. You described Fluffy/Fatty as floating pretty good or something like that. It was a joke. A thousand pardons if I insulted your dog.
No, the one I referred to has support under his chest and stomach area and lifts by that not the neck and the chest. It does a great job of spreading out the weight so it isn’t concentrated in a small area. It has a sort of stretch fabric that goes under the belly and velcros together. Then there are 2 snap straps under the chest and belly.
Outward Hound Granby Splash Orange Dog Life Jacket, Large
I'm trying to come up with a portable system that could work to get the dog out of the water in a pinch beyond my getting into the water and trying to convince her to climb the swim ladder Looking for suggestions.
Glad to have come across this thread. Our girl a 95 pound lab took an unexpected dip last summer while trying to get aboard the boat. We try to keep her nails trim, but were a bit lax. When she jumped onto the wet swim platform with long nails, well, lets say she slide into home plate and kept on going. We use the PetStep boarding ramp from the dock to the boat that works great. The issue was, even with the life jacket on, I couldn't pull my 95 lb wet soggy dog back up on to the swim platform that sits a bit high off the water. I had to get help from a fellow boater to get her out. I'm trying to come up with a portable system that could work to get the dog out of the water in a pinch beyond my getting into the water and trying to convince her to climb the swim ladder Looking for suggestions.
You are so very right. I can see why you say it lifts from the chest/stomach due to the positioning of the handles across the back. I must say though however functional it may be it reminds me of body armor. I would never subject my pooches to canine ridicule.