Saturday, May 10, 2014

Safety Vest

Guardian Gear Polyester/Nylon Safety Dog Vest, XX-Large,30-Inch, OrangeI have to agree with the other reviewer who said that the sizing chart is off. Both my dogs are about 28 inches from neck to tailbase, so I ordered size XXL only to find out that the vests are way too big. PPE exchanged them without a problem (I had the new vests within a week) to XL, which fits my 100 pound Black Lab. It is still a little too big for my 78 pound Lab/Husky mix. Otherwise this is a good quality product.

I purchased two of these vests for my dogs so that they would be seen in the snow as something other than a hunted animal. First off, I found them to run a bit small. My male, Herman Munster, has a very large chest, and the strap barely fit around it. The back strap also has a fit issue. If I were to close it, it would come right across his penis. Not a great feature. So I had to snap it together on his back, so it just kind of flaps around like a cape. The first time he wore it, the strap got caught on a branch, and totally unraveled. So even if the placement had worked, it's of no use to me now. My female, Lily Munster, is on the chubby side, and the straps barely fit around her. I couldn't go up a size, because it would be too long for her body. So all in all, I'm not impressed with them. Sizing was an issue, placement of straps, durability also did not impress me. The concept is great, but I could've been more impressed.

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These vests are well made for the price (China,of course), but the sizing chart is misleading. The chart states that a medium will fit dogs who are 12 to 16 inches from their neck to the base of their tail, but the medium itself is 16 inches long. My dogs are about 15 inches and there seems to be plenty of strap material to fit a much larger dog. I double checked the tags and mine are indeed mediums. These vests have 3 straps; one around the neck that connects harness-fashion to the one near the middle (about even with the first reflective stripe), and one at the hind end. This last one must have been removed for the picture. If you don't want your dog to pee on the last strap, you will either need to remove it, fold or roll up the vest, or order the next size down.

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This vest is great, my dog it's okay with it. I bought it because we were going to be in Vermont during hunting season, and I didn't want anybody to confuse my dog with a deer. Also when it's great when you are in the woods because you can find your dog so easy everytime we loose him for a little bit.

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Bought 2 of these for our dogs and after 3 wears, one of the black straps came out of the seam. Since I sew I fixed it and reinforced all the places the black straps hit the orange fabric. The stitching it comes with is single line and weak. Won't last if you're dog/s run through woods/brush or wrestle. At least the price is right and it was an easy fix if you can sew. I ordered L's (1 55 pound husky and 1 55 pound lab) but which fits in around the body but the fitting is too long, so the back strap goes too far back and makes it bunch. If I had male dogs it wouldn't fit comfortably. I would order a Medium next time and loosen the black straps.

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