Guardian Gear Life Jacket (Medium) Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered this life jacket just in case my dog should end up in the water when I take her to the family boat.
I liked the design of it -- it had two handles to grab and pull the dog out of the water, one just behind the neck going the same direction the collar would go, and the other going down the back. There were two D-rings you could attach a leash to (which I thought would be good, while I could certainly hook the leash to her collar, I figured if she were to go in I'd have one more thing attached to her vest to help get her out). There was also a part that goes under the dog's belly. So, I thought that was a pretty good design, and not too expensive either.
I soon noticed a problem. Within a few days, she gave a pull on the leash and one of the D-rings came off, as the stitching had come undone. I had the leash attached to the other D-ring for the rest of the weekend, but the stitching began to come undone on that one, too.
Once home, I asked my mom to restitch the part holding the D-rings into place, as well as take a look and maybe reinforce the stitching on the grab handles (if the stitching won't hold the D-rings under normal stress, I wondered how the stitching on the grab handles would hold if I had had to pull my 44lb dog out of the water with them).
Unfortunately, it was more complicated than that, and my mom noticed that the fabric on the belly part was just disintegrating. Just literally fraying away, to the point that couldn't be stitched, even if the parts holding the D-rings could. Basically, a few days of use had pretty much rendered the life jacket useless.
So, it is a good design, and maybe I just got one weak vest. But it is something I would keep in mind if you're looking for a life jacket for your dog.

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Provides protection and visibility for dogs on the water. Velcro tabs and adjustable straps with quick - release locking clips. Please check other images for size chart.

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