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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Thanks for the information! As a victim of this horrific occurrence, I have for YEARS, tried to come up with some kind of a garment or ANYTHING I could use to put on my babies/cover my babies/etc, to protect them from attack from birds of prey or prey animals. The garments I have devised, could only be a form of avoidance.....if the predator did not see the dog as a meal, it did not swoope down and attack. |
You're most welcome, when I learned of this product I knew it is at least something that may help and it's certainly better than nothing. The design of this "armor" is also brightly colored to make the dog seem less like food to predators.
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Originally Posted by yorkiemini Very interesting!!
Like Yorkiemom1 says, I would like to totally deter the aaa track, but that being said this seems to have some merits. After Cali was attack I made her a vest from the left over fabric from one of my son's bulletproof vests that had been damaged (he is in the military - all damaged vests are supposed to be returned to the manufacturer).
This, however, looks much lighter than my creation and I may get one just to compare. Bottom line- unfortunately she no longer gets to go out and play in her suburban yard without me and my rake-of-death! |
Yeah this is said to be lightweight and comfy enough to wear often when outside. From what I've gathered, it's designed to not be grab-able or at least difficult to grab as the bird cannot puncture it. From what I read it's made from a polymer that's used to make bullet proof "glass windows".
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Originally Posted by MzLynnC I admire the guy for trying to come up with a project that might work/help. This is a two item vest - the under and the the cover. Cost for each. The dog is still exposed just like to would be if it had on another vest or sweater. This concerns me as what would keep them from picking up the dog by the head or neck. |
I've wondered this myself, but if I had the means etc., I'm thinking an attachment or a continuous extension of the body armor to create a sort of half "cone of shame" over the head area, but keep it transparent or clear to not obstruct vision. And then a sort of back skirting to go over the rear end.
LOL just picturing how that'll look, our furbabies would look like like they are either space cadets or some crazy looking toy turtle. ^^; It's certainly a more extreme look but I believe that sort of design would provide a huge increase in protection. They look nothing like food and they are heavily protected against fatal attacks (useful against attacks from other animals, as well). And maybe some serious padding on the inside around the torso to reduce damage from being dropped, just in case.
For more crazy ideas on addons to this, I can see one of those umbrellas on a leash that I've seen on pinterest and stuff. Keeps water off and hopefully makes them less "noticeable" to birds (as they'll be looking mostly from above). Would be interesting to see a fake little owl attachment that rides the back of the armor, too lol