Italian Basket Muzzle - Size 8 - Black

I bought this for my female german shepherd. I have used it repeatedly when we have contractors working at our house for added piece of mind. I also take her to the vets with it on per the vets request. She has never bitten anyone but it is nice to know I can prevent it from happening also. It has held up to her mashing it into the ground, my legs (ouch), and trees in attempt to get it off. once she has it on for a few moments she tends to forget about it. She can drink with it and eat. I did have to make my own hole in the strap to make it tight enough around her neck. I did all the measuring ahead of time and it fits otherwise.

My dog eats his own poop. Twice now, he has barfed up literally a half to a full gallon of vomit (dog is over 90 lbs) filled with the *piles* of crap he'd eaten from outside that had time to rot in his stomach for a few hours. Before you say, maybe we should clean our back yard more often... we do. The dog can poop mountains in one event, and then will turn around and eat his crap. I have seen him do it. Diarrhea doesn't phase him. I have worked at a vet clinic for years, have worked in the human hospital environment as well so I have cleaned *tons* of some of the worst poop, puke, blood, guts, etc both human and animal and I have NEVER smelled something so awful and vile as this. The first time he threw it up, I was livid. The second time, I knew I had to take drastic measures to prevent this (the vet told us to put meat tendorizer in his food. what a joke), or he wouldn't survive his 3rd event. Now I have the muzzle and it will go on every time he goes outside.

This product has a warning on it to not leave your dog unsupervised while he's wearing it... but the way I see it, without the muzzle, he will have a 100% chance of, at some point, eating his crap and throwing it up again in the house. That means he will have a 100% chance of being strangled if we don't use the muzzle. So anything less than that suits me fine.

I do think if my dog was more motivated, he could get this off, but so far he hasn't. When I first put it on, he half heartedly tried to get it off and then just drooped his head and looked up at me like, "why? why would you do this?" He's tolerated it since. He's kind of a slug though, so if you have a really determined, high energy dog, they might be able to destroy this pretty quickly. I kind of wish the strap that goes around his ears was more like the strap on the cloth muzzles they use at the vet. It would be easier to put it on quickly, and I think you could get it on tighter. Plus it'd probably be more comfortable for the dog.

I do really like the front grill. It's the reason why I picked this muzzle. I am *positive* that at some point he will try ramming the muzzle into a pile of poop and I think the grill will help ensure he doesn't get a mouthful. If he manages to drill it in there far enough and get poop, I plan on taping some cardboard over the front grill only. If that works, I'll probably switch it to some type of plastic so I can just hose it off. At any rate, I don't think he'll be able to eat as much poop anymore, and hopefully it will eliminate it altogether.

UPDATE

So my prediction was right. I changed it to 3 stars because they really need to make this better for poop eaters if it's designed specifically for problems with chewing and not aggression. For the first time, I left him alone with the muzzle on outside for only a few minutes. I needed a break from him after I came home to a mess he made from ripping open packets of taco seasoning and spreading it all over his bed. So I went to check on him outside and the front part of the muzzle was clogged with crap, and the muzzle was hanging off on the side of his face, so he probably got some poop. I can only hope that he was distracted enough trying to get the muzzle off that he didn't get much poop.

***I did alter the muzzle. On another occassion, I had left the muzzle out when we left, and he chewed JUST the portion off that contains the holes (he is smart enough to do this, but still eats his own crap... I don't know....). So I used a headband and that actually kept it on his face tighter than the strap. However, I think the stretchiness of the band allowed him to get it off. I am purchasing a replacement muzzle, and may get another brand as well. In the mean time, I'm going to try to find another way to make sure it doesn't come off... after I hose of the muzzle.....

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I bought this on Amazon on October 11, and here I am On December 1 online buying a replacement. I bought this to put on my 1 year old rescue to keep her from chewing me out of house and home. The only things this dog will not chew are the toys I buy for her, and trust me she has more toys then petsmart. I have tried everything. Bitter spray, raw hides, every brand and make of bone, toy, chew I can find. She has destroyed 2 remotes so far, and I caught her trying to eat my cell phone twice. This seemed like a perfect solution. Sadly she has broken the plastic in 2 places and is able to get her mouth out. She never wears it outside, so no trees, or concrete to use to smash or wear it down. I came home today to a torn open bag of dog food, torn apart baby wipes and I cannot find the tv remote..... I am switching to a metal model. She is not a big power breed or anything. She is a smallish flat coated retriever for pity sake.

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I bought this muzzle for my dog a couple of years ago and it is my favorite muzzle to use on her. It allows my dog to open her mouth if she needs to pant, and she can be fed treats through the grills. She hates it, but for peace of mind this is the best option for me. The other muzzles restrict dogs from being able to open their mouths and on hot days where panting is inevitable those muzzles make it very difficult. The muzzle is very durable! My dog has dragged it on concrete, and hit it against other things attempting to take it off, and I always have it in the trunk of my car and it has withstood the extreme hot temperatures experienced in South Florida.

Highly recommend this product! Make sure to take proper measurements.

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This type of muzzle is the best imo but the quality of this one is mediocre. The plastic had sharp edges which cut my dogs face. I trimmed the sharp edges with a knife and made them more rounded which works well, but I shouldn't have to do quality control, it should be done prior to shipment.

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