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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Recall them all, not safe Jul 21, 2008
By Miss Doss
I would recall them all. As my two dogs were swimming from the boat to shore, both the zippers started to unzip; making it more difficult for them to swim. As I have two dogs and this happened with both, it was not just that jacket. The problem is the zipper opening is directly behind their heads and have no design to remove this pressure point off the unlatched zipper. Their heads lift up on the zipper opening to swim AND the pure physics of the body weight pulling on the unlatched zipper causes it to unzip.
Except for that one flaw, it had the best design: high visibility color, No Velcro to collect seaweed, flotation material under neck, and did not interfere with the male's ability to urinate, although it was too close.
The handle was a good size for a female hand, but tight for a man's. The extra small jackets' handle were even too small for a female. The handle is a necessity for raising the dogs in and out of the dingy.
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Flotation inserts wadded up inside shell after first use Jul 28, 2010
By S. Garris
"tidy home"
I ordered an extra large for our lab and after the very first use the flotation material on both sides wadded up inside the shell and no matter how hard we try to put it back into place we cannot. We are returning it and are very disappointed in this product. There needs to be stitching that actually holds the padding in place so it cannot shift around inside of the shell.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Makes pool swimming easier for my girls Aug 25, 2008
By Maregolden
My dogs love to swim in the pool. The problem was that they couldn't just stand there when they get tired of swimming like we can, so they would come to us to hold them while they rested. With these vests on they don't tire as quickly, so they can swim a lot longer. Despite the vest being used in the pool many times, which includes the dogs jumping off the platform of the ladder, the zippers have not opened at all, which some other reviewer had a problem with. The measurements are true to size and they are easy to put on and take off. I can't comment on how they would be for boating and ocean swimming, because we don't do that, but for pools they are great. You can see pictures of my girls wearing the vests if you click on the other pictures link above.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Ok for occasional use Oct 11, 2009
By Twenty Something
I am a marine biologist and spend a lot of time on a small boat. My dog enjoys coming with me, and of course has to wear a PFD like everyone else. Yes, dogs can swim, but so can you, and you are still required to wear one. What if he got tired, went the wrong direction, was not visible, there was an accident? Anyway, this PFD lasted about 9 months, which was probably 30 trips. It worked okay, but didn't last well. The minute is showed signs of wear (exposed foam, ripped webbing) I threw it out, I don't want to chance it like that. So, if you are only taking your dog out a few times, this will work fine (it has a great head support), but if you are going out more, don't count on it lasting very long.
 OK, but can unzip itself Mar 05, 2012
By Owen
The vest works fine and the handles are good for lifting the dog out of the water or transferring from dinghy or dock to the yacht. The zipper can come undone and it would be helpful if there was a snap at the neck to prevent this from happening.
We used it while living on the boat in the Caribbean. The material fades after a while of daily use and becomes brittle.
Owen
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