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Originally Posted by boomerstv  |
Ron you post lots of videos here and I have enjoyed more than a few.
There are a couple of observations I shall make. One the neck piece of the lifejacket was done up haphazardly. YOu don't crisscross the two ends, as that weakens and lessens the effectiveness of their purpose; which is to keep the dog's head above water, should they take an inadvertent swim, and even more seriously conk their head on the way out of the boat.
Also I didn't get a good view of the top of the jacket, but it seens like it didn't have a handle on it; if that is true, again it truly lessens its effectiveness. That handle is meant for you to help lift your dog out of the water. the convenient handle can also be used to; tie a floatable leash on it; (this would lessen the distance you the owner would need to swim out to retreive a dog in trouble), or just to be able to walk your dog along the beach on lead, then remove said lead when you let them go in swimming.
Second, there should be a round the belly part of the lifejacket, that relies not only on velcro closures, but strap closures as well.
I think truly, if you do have an audience, a great video idea would be to; show HOW to Fit a LIfejacket; to assess and review the safety ideas withing each major brand of lifejacket; and to inform the pet public of why life jackets are a great idea for dogs of all sizes when they are on or about the water.