Doggy Lifejackets!

colinwcolclough

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Don't laugh - everyone knows they're available. Need lifejackets for a King Charles Spaniel and a Collie - whippet cross. Anyone tried different makes? Any feedback would be great.
 

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We have used one (largest size, Baltic, I think) and he (Jake, a 6 stone Hovawart) doesn't seem to mind it after a while and appears comfortable sitting/lying down but he's never fallen in so I don't know how long it would keep him afloat once he was tired from swimming or if I could lift him anyway - whatever, we prefer him having it on to not as at least it gives us something to grab him by rather than his collar if he fell in and would give us time to work out a way of getting him back on board (small crane I should think!).

New long-haired Weimaraner puppy will be getting hers on when she's big enough to board the boat by herself as well.

I spoke to someone (Deleted User?) at our MBC dinner last week about these and the consensus was that they probably didn't have enough buoyancy in them but would buy you some time so you could rescue the dog.
 

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Re:Blue Peter version

Surely just wind a few layers of bubble wrap and duct tape round em? And get a DOB button on your GPS set ;-)

Serious question, and apol in adavance for drifting the thread, what happens when dog needs to relieve itself? I'm assuming you have no lamp posts on board?
 
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Does'nt look like your goner get any serious reponse. the life-jackets-uk.co site does not exist
I too could do with a couple for our small dogs.

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It does to, i'm looking at freeway from heart to heart sporting a very flash red number.

As to the question about do they work, give me four weeks and I'll let you know. I've inherited a dog for six months whilst the parents are off at their winter place.

Just bought a jacket for the little lump so i am going to have to test it, just to make sure you understand. Prehaps I can combine it with a MOB exercise, more fun than rescuing a fender

Tim Eades
http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.eades/<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by TimE on Fri Jan 18 23:27:35 2002 (server time).</FONT></P>
 
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Re:Thanks Col

Thanks col not used to so many UK's on one address could'nt see the wood for the
trees so to speak

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serious answer...

my dog's able to be on board for several hours without needing to go provided we take him for a walk 'n wee first! after that if he got desperate we'd let him go in the cockpit and hose it off - no trees on boards but perhaps if I hold the boathook vertically he'd think it was one! Lucky I don't have a wooden leg!!
 
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