Anybody try these one a dutch shepherd or german shepherd that has pointed ears? Does it bother them have their ears bent-down underneath the muff?
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Our dog is a German Shepherd with pointed ears. He doesn't seem to be bothered by it at all. He doesn't try to remove the Mutt Muffs. They took a little getting used to at first. Now he wears his Mutt Muffs whenever we wear our ear protection.
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I don't think it bothers them, i had them on my Shepard mix but I didn't leave them on too long as they didn't really work for him (he ist terrified of fireworks and that is why i got them, but they didn't help.
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Our neighbor has these and they are obnoxious! My parents don't hear them as well because it is a higher pitch and the older lady that has them assures us that there is NO noise, but I beg to differ. You cannot hear them inside our house, but as soon as I step outside (even if I'm on the other side of our yard) I can hear them. They also drive the dogs nuts causing them to bark every time they hear it!
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I've had no problems with mine. It is relatively quiet and not disturbing to anyone's ears. I use it to clip our Jack Russell Terrier whose hair varies from coarse to fine.
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It will if you point it in their direction. It's not suppose to be harmful to the animal, but they don't like the sound.
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I personally have not had a problem with them hurting my ears due to their weight. I've had good luck with them so far. I like being able to adjust the tone as well as well as left to right balance...
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Hi Diane, my dog does that with me a few times a week. Sometimes I angle it a little bit. Sometimes I realize I'm smooshing his nose. This morning he pulled that breath holding jazz and I just rubbed his ears and distracted him. Then he finally took a breath. Good luck!
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I recommend one modification, which is to secure the trombone-style sliders in place with duct tape once you've fitted them to the width of your vehicle. We had issues with our dogs just nosing those aside to collapse into the larger tube until we added the duct tape. Now it works like a charm with our large-ish dogs.
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My dog, a puggle, has not had a problem with them, but they are hard. He seems to scrape bits off it, that's probably why they last awhile. Other reviewers may have more to say about any issues with teeth. When it gets small enough that I worry he might choke, I put it in the microwave on high for about 30s (I watch it) and it puffs up. It's very hot when it comes out, so it has to cool.
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Yes they do. They stay in place. Because of the disc, it will hurt their ear.
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We have 3 German Shepherds (78lb female, 90lb male, and 95lb female) and they do fine in them... we only have 2 of the cases though for the 2 younger/smaller shepherds... in a pinch I put the 2 females in one case together when we had a repair guy over... it was cramped, but they both fit and could both lay down.
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Not sure, was not as happy with this as the ridex rodent one. I do know that some other animals are sensitive to the sound and hurts their ears.
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Yes, It is great for our german shepard. After a couple shocks for not listening she is a new dog. We do not have to shock anymore just vibrate occasionally to make her listen. This is well built and well worth the money. Just make sure the prongs are past the long hair and touching skin.
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No. The ears are dry and I don't see how they could spoil, unless left in a damp place where they can collect mildew. I order in bulk for a cheaper price and it takes months to use them up and the dogs love em til the last one. Veteranchuck
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Hi! Indeed, you can adjust these. Each ear muff will slide up or down on the stiff wires they are attached to. The part which goes over the head is spring steel, and is not adjustable independently, as the ear muffs are, but the lightweight wire and material on top, along with the spring tension, make it automatically adjust from side to side. I think you'll like these. I owned a crappy pair for over ten years, which were very generic and pretty uncomfortable. For the price, these are a completely different set of hearing protection from what I was used to. And, these block sound quite well.
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How are your pet ears? I bought a midium size for my spaniel breton with floppy ears and I think the big size would have been a better choize. (he is about 20 kilos smaller than a labrador retriever) I use to put his ears inside the cups but anyhow they dont fit perfectly, but he can hear less this way. Thus is his ears made the first layer and then the cup...I ordered them delivered to Spain so I didnt give them back but I am sure the big side would help my dog much more against fireworks
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I stopped using mine in favor of klipsh which is redesigned to embed deep in ear and doesn't require the around ear support of the B&W.; There is no distortion except when pulling the wires on something abrasive, lke a zipper.
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is it protective at all? yes it is. however, it would be hard for the manufacturer or anyone really to get a true decibel rating. im not sure how good it would actually be. mutt muffs have pretty large holes where the straps pass through plastic. if I had to make an educated guess, these are about as protective for your dog as it would be for you to put your hands over your ears. also, remember that dogs tend to perk their ears up when they're trying to listen to something. mutt muffs force your dogs ears flat (first line of audible defense) then go around and cover the ear (second line of audible defense). for a dog that's exposed to firearms this product is the only option I've found that serves its purpose. it will require a some training sessions if your dog doesn't take to them being on his head.