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Dog Life Jackets Can Save A Life
Imagine our surprise to find that Dash loved being aboard our sailboat, Namaste. He took to boating on the Chesapeake Bay like, well, a duck to water!
But, my strict rule was he wasn’t to be in the marina (even on land) without his personal floatation vest life jacket and, it had to be buckled.
The risk of Dash taking an unintentional dive into the water was just too great and, being a basset hound, I wasn’t sure how well he could swim, especially since basset hounds are a heavily boned dog so swimming isn’t so easy for them.
The dog life jacket I bought for Dash is, in my humble opinion, one of the best on the market. What makes this particular life preserver so great? Well, for one thing, it has two handles so it’s very easy to pick even 55 lb Dash up and move him from the dock to the boat. Even I found that I could lift him!
Also, the Outward Hound vest has 3 very strong, very high-quality buckles – one secures a small floatation booster under his neck, ostensibly to elevate the head in the case of a water landing. There is also a large section that wraps under his belly with Velcro and is secured with two more buckles.
Dog Life Jackets On Amazon.com
All of the below life jackets for dogs are highly rated. Make sure to measure your dog’s girth correctly so you get the right size and fit. Note all of these dog life jackets have adjustable straps so they’re easy to snug up. Most fit the teeniest of pups all the way to the giants of the breeds!
Outward Hound Ripstop Dog Life JacketOutward Hound Dawson Swim Novice Swimmer Life Jacket for DogsRuffwear – K-9 Float Coat for Dogs, Buoyant, Secure, ReflectiveKurgo Surf N Turf Dog Life Jacket – Lifetime WarrantyPaws Aboard Double Designer Doggy Life JacketSwimways Sea Squirts Dog Life Vest w/ Fin for Doggie Swimming Safety, Color: Blue, Rest at Ease Knowing Your Pooch has a Life Preserver for Water Safety at the Pool, Beach, Boating
Currious what size did you order for you basset hound? We have a rescue that has about 20 breeds in him, but his size and shape is much like a basset and we’ve found that harnesses and what not are hard to size. We recently got a boat and can tell this guy is gonna need a life vest. THANKS
I’m sorry to be SO late in responding to your question about life jackets for our basset. We got the Outward Hound life jacket in large for Dash. He is VERY long, even for a basset, and this one works fine.
Dash accidentally hit the drink when he ran into our pug while getting off the boat. Down he went and up he popped!
Thanks for checking the site. I’m hoping to get back to updating it more frequently. Lori
Hi. I ordered one on Amazon and I’m hoping I ordered the right size, I ordered a medium for my basset hound. Her birth is about 25″. Do you think it will fit?
So sorry I JUST saw this and it’s Oct 2023! Hoping the life jacket worked. We buy a large for Dash who is very very long and 51 slim pounds. Works perfectly.