Comments on: 10 Reasons To Get Your Dog A Life Jacket

By: Denise Gruzensky

Denise Gruzensky — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:22:42 +0000

Shasta, our Yorkie/Schnauzer mix doesn’t really like to swim. He does like to go everywhere with us-the beach, kayaking, boating etc so he always wears a life jacket. The Kurgo surf & turf jacket looks like it is more comfortable/usable than his current jacket. So if we don’t win one we’ll probably have to purchase one anyway…. 😉

By: Ann Cluck

Ann Cluck — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:21:48 +0000

Lady Girl loves to swim!! She could really use this for safety!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:57:38 +0000

In reply to Ariella. Someone really needs to write regional guides to dog-friendly swimming holes, don't they? :)

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:56:51 +0000

In reply to Leah.

Leah, Honey is deceptively small. She only weighs 50 pounds (which according to the AKC means she’s not a golden retriever at all). 🙂

I believe her jacket is a medium. So your Josey would probably take a large. Check out the measurements for the different sizes at the Kurgo website: http://www.kurgo.com/dog-jackets/surf-n-turf-dog-life-jacket/.

I hope you win one. But if you don’t, if you click the badge on my site, you’ll get a 20% discount when you buy one.

Good luck.

By: Ariella

Ariella — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:52:49 +0000

I’ve been dying to take Bailey swimming for more than a year now. Until last weekend, she just got far enough to splash around. The water was never deep enough for her to really swim, despite how much she tried. Then we went to Myrtle Beach and I braved the sharks to get far enough out that Bailey could lift her legs. She loved it! Now we just have to find some places closer to home that aren’t shark infested.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:38:48 +0000

My Josey looks about the same size as your Honey. She is also a golden and weighs almost 70 lbs.What size jacket did you get for Honey?
Thanks!

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 01:29:09 +0000

Fozzie is a great swimmer–he just goes in the water for a recreational spin. Lamar and Tashi were the same way–they’d just go in, do a little lap, and climb out. Dahlia is still learning–she loves the water but gets stressed out when it is deep! She is a good and adorable little swimmer but needs more practice.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 02:13:57 +0000

I just tried a life jacket on my girl over the weekend!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 01:29:36 +0000

In reply to Erin. *Bottom, stupid autocorrect, *bottom*.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 01:28:38 +0000

Our boy likes water, but he hasn’t yet figured out why his feet would ever need to leave the bottle to swim when he can splash just fine in the shallows.