VIVAGLORY Sports Style Dog Life Vest, Dog Life Jacket for Swimming & Boating, Ripstop & Buoyancy for Puppy Doggy, Lifejacket with Handle, S, Bright Orange

I have a 50-pound terrier mix named Orion who looks and acts like a deranged Muppet. He’s also not a good swimmer. We went to our neighborhood park today, which features a large lake in the center. I put this life jacket on him (first time wearing one) and let him float around in the water for a second. My fiancé said, “Hey, maybe don’t let him in the water without a leash, because he’s insane.” I insisted he was fine; he always came back when he got tired. Orion realized he was now invincible, so he shot off after a flock of geese. I once again told Robert, the owner of this Amazon account, that everything was fine.Orion was gliding smoothly through the water, frightening local wildlife and drawing attention from the large crowd of evening joggers and strolling families. I kept insisting he was fine, everything was fine, it’s just a dog chasing geese. Sure, there was a $200 fine for off-leash dogs, but it wouldn’t come to that. He would get tired in a minute and come back.After fifteen minutes, it became clear that he was not coming back. In fact, he was picking up speed. This park bordered a busy road, so I grew afraid he would climb out at an unideal spot and be squashed flat in front of several children. We pulled our mastiff puppy out of the water (he’s an angel) and grabbed his life jacket (different brand, irrelevant here) and I wrapped it around my body and kind of waddle-leapt into the water after this freaking dog.I never got within fifty yards of him. The Vivaglory New Sports Style Ripstop Dog Life Jacket is that good.After flailing and shouting “Orion” for fifteen minutes in front of the community, I flopped to shore in defeat. Robert paced the edge of the lake for a while. Orion kept gliding through the sea and upsetting geese, content to have found his calling, glowing with the essence of someone who is living their best life.A soccer mom with four (FOUR!) children surrounding her on various vehicles approached. She said she knew the park conservancy people who could unlock a nearby shed and haul a boat out. Meanwhile, another group of children started to draw the geese toward them with breadcrumbs. Orion followed the flock toward the crumb-filled shore. Robert ripped his shirt off and crouched, ready to leap when Orion was close enough. The soccer mom pushed her stroller, which was tied to a puppy (a puppy! Who is she!) toward the conservancy shed to wait for one of her local government contacts. It was down a trail and across a parking lot, so she stationed her children at various points and instructed them to find and notify her if Orion was caught and the boat was not needed.The breadcrumb children, who were all wearing costumes in May, I feel is important to add, threw those crumbs for all they were worth. The geese got closer and closer, and Orion edged toward the bank, and Robert—who hates both swimming and attention—yelled and barreled into the water, leapt on our dog, and hauled him to shore.One of the soccer mom’s kids biked off to relay the news. I jogged after him to thank her personally.“You got him?” she asked when I told her the news. “Thank god. They couldn’t get the boat out, anyway.”And you know what? They wouldn’t have needed to. Keep your boat, park conservancy people. Keep your generosity, you friendly parental anomaly. Orion would have been perfectly fine. He had the Vivaglory New Sports Style Ripstop Dog Life Jacket.

This life jacket is amazing. My lab loves the water but was always hesitant to go into deeper areas where he couldn't touch. He had a much more expensive life jacket from one of the major brands for 4 years and still would not trust it enough to keep him up. I mainly got it for him for river trips to utilize the handle to lift him in and out of the raft. He is a very stocky built dog so XL was perfect for him.This life jacket fit him perfectly. He has room for adjustments and I like that it is very secure. I also like the fact that every part of this jacket unhooks. His old one had to go over his head which he was not a fan of. The biggest highlight of this life jacket was he was swimming in the water he couldn't touch without any problems. There was no more flailing of paws or scratching people up trying to keep himself above water. This jacket provides the perfect amount of support to keep his head at a comfortable level above the water. By the end of the day he was running in and out of the water and swimming laps just to show off. I could not be happier with this purchase.

Love love love this jacket! The fit is great and my dog doesn't mind wearing it, whereas others he's tried on he won't walk around in. We got a medium- he's a 30 lb Frenchie

I can't rave about this product enough! I brought my 80 lb pit bull who loves water for a swim at the beginning of the summer and we quickly realized that he sinks in the water despite all his doggy paddling efforts. So I purchased this life jacket (the first time in an extra large, which was too big) but returned without a hassle and purchased the large. On our first trip back to the water he jumped right in and stayed afloat! Now I don't have to worry as much when he goes out above his head! And he loves it, it doesn't constrict his movement at all, so much so that we finished the rest of our hike with it on!

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Great vest for the price! I replaced my pit bull's hand me down vest with this one, as it looked a better fit for his torso (we had to worry about man-part rubbage in the other one!). I also really liked that it has much less excess fabric and straps underneath to weigh him down when wet. I do, however, worry about the underbelly fabric ripping as it's pretty chinsy mesh.( It is backed up by buckles so it wouldn't be the end of the world) This is probably only an issue if your dog is going to be running through some major brush or reeds in the vest. Otherwise, it's great and it gets the job done!Sizing notes: we got the large for my 65-70lb pit bull and it fits well. There's plenty of room left in the vest before making adjustments to straps as needed. It held up nicely in the water and didn't ride up on him or anything. We also tried it on my 70ish lb doberman and it just BARELY was able to clip under her chest (the belly and front of chest/under head straps had plenty of room, but the girl is chesty) . I would probably choose a longer vest for slim dogs like dobes, greyhounds, weims, pointers etc.

I am 100% happy with this purchase. You know when you order something on Amazon and kind of hope for the best.... Well this life jacket surprised me with excellent quality and an amazing fit. My dog loves it. It wraps at bottom so it is almost the feeling of a thunder shirt for the dog. I have an eleven year old shepherd who is an excellent swimmer because of his age I wanted backup. I highly recommend this jacket and will be ordering two more for my other dogs. I got XL for 90 pound shepherd.

This was perfect for my dog! She wasn't uncomfortable in it at all. It fit perfectly and it looks great on her too! I used one of the two holes under the handle to put a leash on her just in case she jumped out of the boat because she can't swim. I ordered her a medium-she's about 50 lbs. it has a total of three straps-two under the belly and one around the neck ON TOP of the Velcro part. Very nice extra security.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Excellent swim jacket !! We bought two for our Labradors to use in our pool ( bought for home hydrotherapy time before and after cruciate ligament op on one of our girls and the other just loved being in there !!) they fit well and look really good too, they are also excellently made with a good strong strap/handle to hold for whenever needed. We are going on a barging holiday soon and having these has put our mind at rest for extra safety factors knowing how much our girls love water !!. I have no hesitation in recommending these jackets and they are good value for money too.

This life jacket was just what we were looking at for our Pug. Our Pug likes the idea of water and generally paddles but doesn't like to get out of her depth and start swimming, although she's often tempted to follow our Labrador into the water. This life jacket has given her enough confidence and extra bouancy to start swimming, it just keeps her head out of the water that bit more, which is important for short-nosed breeds and those not really designed for swimming in terms of their overall shape. I was looking at more expensive jackets after looking at ones that were rated top online, but my husband found this one and it was a much more sensibly price and really did the trick. It fits well, with plenty for room for making it bigger, we went for a small, although the measurement guide showed that we could possibly use and XSmall, our Pug weighs 6.8kg, so she's a small Pug, the jacket fits well on the smallest setting and is secure on the smallest setting. I would recommend an Xsmall for a puppy, smaller breed such as a Shitzu or a breed that is skinner around the neck. Overall, I'm very impressed with this product for the price. If was taking my dogs out into deeper water on a boat, I would probably go for the more expensive jackets with boyancy ratings etc, but this is fine when you're reasonably close to the shore in calm water.

I’m really pleased with this product. I needed a jacket so that my dog who has just had a knee op can do some hydrotherapy work. It is important that the jacket isn’t bulky or restricts her usual movement. This jacket fits the bill perfectly, the XS is a perfect fit, it’s not at all bulky, is light weight and also looks good. Really good value for money and the lead clip and handle on the top of the jacket are useful additions.

1st ever buoyancy aid for my dog ordered and wanting in a hurry...searched several products and this seemed to be the one. It (small) fits my medium size yorkie perfectly (6kg) ...adjustable Velcro around the neck, Velcro strip panel fastens under the chest and All is securely in place by the added clips over the Velcro. Nice touch too to supply an extra strip of Velcro in the case the fastening around the neck etc needs to be not on minimum . ( eg if the jacket fits on 1/2 the neck width, covering the excess Velcro stops it sticking to the the dogs fur.) As seen in the pics,its not too bulky and after a couple of mins getting used to it On, he then walked around fine in it.It has a lead clip and handle on top . Tested too in the water and he swam with ease with it on. .. im very pleased with this.Measurements are key, as mentioned; to get the right fit but at least there is good flex to adjust the neck and chest.The only very minor point to add in future design on this great product would be an extra little loop hole (like a belt loop in trousers) to add to the coat in case the extra strapping from the buckle needs to be tucked in, otherwise it can dangle around slightly .. .this would only happen however if, like ours, the neck and chest are on nearly the minimum width .

Got this for my dog so that I can pick him up from the water when he swims and as a reassurance for me really. It fits very well and is easily adjustable. The use of Velcro and straps make it very strong, I feel that this is more likely to stay on than the harness I had specially fitted for him! Love the colours, great value for money. Can’t put a price on life, would recommend