Pet Life Preserver

How to select the right pet life preserver for your dog.

OK I'll admit it, some of my friends think that I'm a little over protective when it comes to my dog. But when we showed up at my buddies dock and Trevor (that's my golden retriever) was sporting his new bright orange pet life preserver, well let's just say that I was busted on for hours.

But you know what, I really didn't care because I knew that if something was to happen out on the lake Trevor would be able to survive until help came. Dogs tire out easily and could become fatigued. A pet life preserver will give your dog more stamina because he won't need to work so hard to stay on top of the water.

Hey people are required to wear life preservers by law. Why wouldn't you want your dog to have the same protection?

When I put it that way to my buddies they seemed to act like maybe I wasn't so crazy after all.

These pet life preservers are generally made of a tough synthetic fiber material encapsulating a source of buoyancy, such as foam, and are often brightly colored as yellow or orange to maximize visibility for rescues.

 In addition to the safety benefits you can also use a dog life vest to excessive an injured or older dog in the water. The added buoyancy will cut down on the amount of stress on an older dog joints and muscles as well as also decreasing the risk of water inhalation by keeping the head raised higher above water.