Will the extra buoyancy possibly flip our dog upside down? FAST HELP PLEASE Thanks for all the responses. ordering tomorrow. Will see if we can pay more to have one custom made in white.
1652499
Really doubt it would flip your dog upside down as most of the padding/flotation product is along the top. This is a great float coat for your dog.
776057
If it is flopping on its side, then there is too much buoyancy. May need to take one of the floats off of the hose
241030
it's really hard to say....my best recommendation would be to try to use one in a store or something. this is one of those things that you gotta try it to see if it works for you. i can't really say it's helping me too much, but my issue might be different than yours...also, you can set it not to go fully upside down, so you can do a low angle inversion if that works better for you...bottom line, make sure this is the product for you before you spend $300 - $400 on it...hope this helped !!
1254717
I'd recommend being conservative and going larger rather than smaller, if you are trying to decide between sizes. They have a size chart on the ad, but without looking at it maybe you'd be OK with a large. I have a 70 lb but very lean mixed breed and thought I could get him into a large, but he ended up needing an extra large. It fits very nice and my dog seemed happy to put it on, but in the end, my dog is tough to get into the water, so I never got to see how well it kept him afloat.
475925
I did turn it that way and the part is working well it is just that I need one a bit longer so the dog can lie down. As is, she has to stand. I love everything about the quality a use it four times a week. The mounting design is poory done but we were able to use heavy duty zip ties.
2227561
Mine is skinnier at top, however if yours is skinny on both ends I'm sure you can tighten it equally.. Another possibility is to buy the round spare part to add to the bottom piece. I am very happy with mine, my dogs can take it off now
1886226
My dog fell in the pool earlier this summer and after fishing him out, I immediately removed the collar, dried it off and we had no problems. He also loves to play in dirt, roll in wet grass, etc. and we've had no issues. But that is the extent that we have tested out the "waterproof" feature. :)
1038926
This is just my opinion. I wouldn't use it on a dog that goes in and out of water all day. I haven't used the waterproof part, because nothing has come up. We don't have a pool or anything like that. And I take their collar's off at that time. I sure wouldn't want to find out the hard way that it's not fully waterproof. Sorry, I couldn't help you out more.
372030
It can only be filled, and then flipped over. I actually really like the waterer, so do my dogs. Maybe if you partially filled it up it would be easier for you and not nearly as heavy. Good luck.
2266061
My dog did learn to flip it but in its normal position she wouldn't be ble to get to her back legs. For a shihtzu the cone would probably go past her snout.
781850
I did purchase it for my ten pound dog and I thought it should be deeper. On turns it made me nervous that he'd fall out. I still have it on my bike tho, for their water and leashes, etc that we might need on our ride. I have two dogs that I take with me. I have a trike so they both sit in the back basket together. I hope this helps you in making a decision.
1307859
I have the 6" thick cover, and it very strong. I could probably walk across it at 170lbs. I would guess that extended canine traffic would probably eventually put holes in the cover, which would allow water to get inside the foam insert, and then its life is shortened by it becoming waterlogged.
1969517
Your dog should be ok. The life jacket keeps the dog's head above the water so he/she should not need to do the dog paddle to stay afloat.
1915459
Have an 27 lb Chinese pug who has traveled the past 7 weeks in our carrier (it has been broken down to half capacity) he has done wonderfully in it, but not sure how a larger dog would do in it. He has. Had plenty of room but is a third of the size being asked about.
663860
No, I just tried to make sure! My aqua-kong also did not float - it's on the bottom of a farm pond now!
2065111
I think your dog would enjoy this one. Even more if your dog loves water. My 2 puppies love this and even more today because of the snow outside. I would give it a try and if he turns his face away maybe put a little bit of peanut butter under it. Good luck!
56038
Not sure my dogs already chewed it up pretty good.. So I cannot test it. I also do not think it would float anyway.