Ruffwear Float Coat - Dog Life Jacket, Large / Blue Dusk
Designed to provide the ultimate in canine flotation the Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is a full-featured life jacket for four-legged swimmers. Abrasion resistant materials endure wear and tear, and strap adjustability ensures that your dog receives an optimal fit. A dual layer of highly buoyant foam ensures that your dog stays afloat even in challenging conditions. Completely adjustable, the vest provides a comfortable and secure fit that helps to maintain your dog's natural horizontal swimming position. Easy-release buckles make the vest convenient to take on and off and a 'sheltered' design protects the buckles from wear and tear while keeping them from pressing directly against your dog's body. Heavy-duty fabrics provide excellent durability and reflective hits provide 360 degrees of enhanced visibility in low light conditions. A sewn-in attachment loop is designed to accommodate The Beacon safety light (sold separately) and an integrated handle enables you to secure your dog quickly and easily in emergencies. The Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is available in your choice of size and color options. Please reference the Size Chart for Ruff Wear's measurement instructions and suggested fit.
Designed to provide the ultimate in canine flotation the Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is a full-featured life jacket for four-legged swimmers. Abrasion resistant materials endure wear and tear, and strap adjustability ensures that your dog receives an optimal fit. A dual layer of highly buoyant foam ensures that your dog stays afloat even in challenging conditions. Completely adjustable, the vest provides a comfortable and secure fit that helps to maintain your dog's natural horizontal swimming position. Easy-release buckles make the vest convenient to take on and off and a 'sheltered' design protects the buckles from wear and tear while keeping them from pressing directly against your dog's body. Heavy-duty fabrics provide excellent durability and reflective hits provide 360 degrees of enhanced visibility in low light conditions. A sewn-in attachment loop is designed to accommodate The Beacon safety light (sold separately) and an integrated handle enables you to secure your dog quickly and easily in emergencies. The Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is available in your choice of size and color options. Please reference the Size Chart for Ruff Wear's measurement instructions and suggested fit.
Designed to provide the ultimate in canine flotation the Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is a full-featured life jacket for four-legged swimmers. Abrasion resistant materials endure wear and tear, and strap adjustability ensures that your dog receives an optimal fit. A dual layer of highly buoyant foam ensures that your dog stays afloat even in challenging conditions. Completely adjustable, the vest provides a comfortable and secure fit that helps to maintain your dog's natural horizontal swimming position. Easy-release buckles make the vest convenient to take on and off and a 'sheltered' design protects the buckles from wear and tear while keeping them from pressing directly against your dog's body. Heavy-duty fabrics provide excellent durability and reflective hits provide 360 degrees of enhanced visibility in low light conditions. A sewn-in attachment loop is designed to accommodate The Beacon safety light (sold separately) and an integrated handle enables you to secure your dog quickly and easily in emergencies. The Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is available in your choice of size and color options. Please reference the Size Chart for Ruff Wear's measurement instructions and suggested fit.
Designed to provide the ultimate in canine flotation the Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is a full-featured life jacket for four-legged swimmers. Abrasion resistant materials endure wear and tear, and strap adjustability ensures that your dog receives an optimal fit. A dual layer of highly buoyant foam ensures that your dog stays afloat even in challenging conditions. Completely adjustable, the vest provides a comfortable and secure fit that helps to maintain your dog's natural horizontal swimming position. Easy-release buckles make the vest convenient to take on and off and a 'sheltered' design protects the buckles from wear and tear while keeping them from pressing directly against your dog's body. Heavy-duty fabrics provide excellent durability and reflective hits provide 360 degrees of enhanced visibility in low light conditions. A sewn-in attachment loop is designed to accommodate The Beacon safety light (sold separately) and an integrated handle enables you to secure your dog quickly and easily in emergencies. The Ruff Wear Float Coat Life Jacket is available in your choice of size and color options. Please reference the Size Chart for Ruff Wear's measurement instructions and suggested fit.
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Ruffwear Float Coat Dog Jacket, Buoyancy and Buoyancy, Dog Vest for Safe Swimming, Boating, Water Sports, Blue Dusk, Large
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Ruffwear Float Coat Dog Life Jacket in Blue Dusk
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Luffwear float coat dog jacket buoyancy and buoyancy dog vest for safe swimming boating water sports blue Dusk Large L Blue Dusk
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My dog is ~very~ active when he's around water, and we had an old Outward Hound life jacket that just could not hold up to his activity level. That one has velcro on the belly band, and it was constantly coming undone which would cause the jacket to shift and start to fall off. He also always had to wear his Front Range harness beneath that jacket so that I could walk him to/from the water on-leash. Given that previous less-than-ideal situation, I'm really glad that I decided to upgrade to the Ruffwear Float Coat before we took our most recent beach trip this month. The Float Coat held up SO much better to his activity level in the water. There is no velcro on this life jacket--only webbed straps that are secured under the belly--so the jacket stayed in place on his ... MoreMy dog is ~very~ active when he's around water, and we had an old Outward Hound life jacket that just could not hold up to his activity level. That one has velcro on the belly band, and it was constantly coming undone which would cause the jacket to shift and start to fall off. He also always had to wear his Front Range harness beneath that jacket so that I could walk him to/from the water on-leash. Given that previous less-than-ideal situation, I'm really glad that I decided to upgrade to the Ruffwear Float Coat before we took our most recent beach trip this month. The Float Coat held up SO much better to his activity level in the water. There is no velcro on this life jacket--only webbed straps that are secured under the belly--so the jacket stayed in place on his body no matter how much he was running, paddling, and jumping into waves. The jacket kept him buoyant, and his head remained mostly above water even when he jumped into some pretty big waves that were taller than he is.The one feature that I wish was different (and why I'm only giving 4 stars instead of 5) is that the leash attachment d-ring under the handle should be metal and not plastic. I think Ruffwear could have easily used the same type of metal hardware that is used on the Front Range harness, and I'm really not sure why yall went with a plastic d-ring instead. It feels like it absolutely will break someday after enough use. To decrease the stress that I was putting on the d-ring whenever we had to use the leash with the life jacket, I looped the end of the leash around the handle once before clipping into the d-ring so that any pressure from my dog pulling forward against the leash was offloaded onto the handle instead of the plastic d-ring. I think this will add longevity to the plastic d-ring, but ultimately, this problem wouldn't exist if it was made of metal. Aside from that detail, I am happy with this life jacket and can't wait to use it more this summer!
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We absolutely love this life jacket! We used a cheap one last year while our pup was growing, but now that he's fully grown we wanted something that will last. This jacket is super functional and really easy for our pup to get on and off. It gives him so much confidence swimming and he goes in on his own now and will swim around past where he can stand all by himself, without needing someone in the water. We love this jacket so much. It's really durable, but not too bulky or heavy. The quality is 10/10. The grab handle is a must and it's nice and strong so it can actually be used if needed. We definitely recommend this jacket.
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Great life jacket. It immediately felt higher quality than any other life jacket we’ve tried. It doesn’t chafe my dog either!I got a medium for my 50-55 pound border collie (based on his measurement of 30”) and it keeps him few inches higher in the water than swimming without. I believe it makes him feel more confident too.My only suggestion if anyone is reading this is to find a better way to make the straps immobile after fixing them. The belly ones aren’t bad if you roll the excess webbing and velcro right up to the buckles but the neck has loosened on us every time we use the handle to retrieve our dog. I will likely fix the issue by running a few stitches through, however it could be dangerous if a dog were to slip though. The neck has never loosed while he ... MoreGreat life jacket. It immediately felt higher quality than any other life jacket we’ve tried. It doesn’t chafe my dog either!I got a medium for my 50-55 pound border collie (based on his measurement of 30”) and it keeps him few inches higher in the water than swimming without. I believe it makes him feel more confident too.My only suggestion if anyone is reading this is to find a better way to make the straps immobile after fixing them. The belly ones aren’t bad if you roll the excess webbing and velcro right up to the buckles but the neck has loosened on us every time we use the handle to retrieve our dog. I will likely fix the issue by running a few stitches through, however it could be dangerous if a dog were to slip though. The neck has never loosed while he swims on his own. Otherwise I can’t recommend this product enough. I really wanted to give it 5 stars because I am thoroughly pleased with every other aspect.
Ruffwear Float Coat Dog Jacket, Buoyancy and Buoyancy, Dog Vest for Safe Swimming, Boating, Water Sports, Blue Dusk, Large
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Ruffwear Float Coat Dog Life Jacket in Blue Dusk
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Luffwear float coat dog jacket buoyancy and buoyancy dog vest for safe swimming boating water sports blue Dusk Large L Blue Dusk
Delivery between 9–21 May $27.58
My dog is ~very~ active when he's around water, and we had an old Outward Hound life jacket that just could not hold up to his activity level. That one has velcro on the belly band, and it was constantly coming undone which would cause the jacket to shift and start to fall off. He also always had to wear his Front Range harness beneath that jacket so that I could walk him to/from the water on-leash. Given that previous less-than-ideal situation, I'm really glad that I decided to upgrade to the Ruffwear Float Coat before we took our most recent beach trip this month. The Float Coat held up SO much better to his activity level in the water. There is no velcro on this life jacket--only webbed straps that are secured under the belly--so the jacket stayed in place on his ... MoreMy dog is ~very~ active when he's around water, and we had an old Outward Hound life jacket that just could not hold up to his activity level. That one has velcro on the belly band, and it was constantly coming undone which would cause the jacket to shift and start to fall off. He also always had to wear his Front Range harness beneath that jacket so that I could walk him to/from the water on-leash. Given that previous less-than-ideal situation, I'm really glad that I decided to upgrade to the Ruffwear Float Coat before we took our most recent beach trip this month. The Float Coat held up SO much better to his activity level in the water. There is no velcro on this life jacket--only webbed straps that are secured under the belly--so the jacket stayed in place on his body no matter how much he was running, paddling, and jumping into waves. The jacket kept him buoyant, and his head remained mostly above water even when he jumped into some pretty big waves that were taller than he is.The one feature that I wish was different (and why I'm only giving 4 stars instead of 5) is that the leash attachment d-ring under the handle should be metal and not plastic. I think Ruffwear could have easily used the same type of metal hardware that is used on the Front Range harness, and I'm really not sure why yall went with a plastic d-ring instead. It feels like it absolutely will break someday after enough use. To decrease the stress that I was putting on the d-ring whenever we had to use the leash with the life jacket, I looped the end of the leash around the handle once before clipping into the d-ring so that any pressure from my dog pulling forward against the leash was offloaded onto the handle instead of the plastic d-ring. I think this will add longevity to the plastic d-ring, but ultimately, this problem wouldn't exist if it was made of metal. Aside from that detail, I am happy with this life jacket and can't wait to use it more this summer!
We absolutely love this life jacket! We used a cheap one last year while our pup was growing, but now that he's fully grown we wanted something that will last. This jacket is super functional and really easy for our pup to get on and off. It gives him so much confidence swimming and he goes in on his own now and will swim around past where he can stand all by himself, without needing someone in the water. We love this jacket so much. It's really durable, but not too bulky or heavy. The quality is 10/10. The grab handle is a must and it's nice and strong so it can actually be used if needed. We definitely recommend this jacket.
Great life jacket. It immediately felt higher quality than any other life jacket we’ve tried. It doesn’t chafe my dog either!I got a medium for my 50-55 pound border collie (based on his measurement of 30”) and it keeps him few inches higher in the water than swimming without. I believe it makes him feel more confident too.My only suggestion if anyone is reading this is to find a better way to make the straps immobile after fixing them. The belly ones aren’t bad if you roll the excess webbing and velcro right up to the buckles but the neck has loosened on us every time we use the handle to retrieve our dog. I will likely fix the issue by running a few stitches through, however it could be dangerous if a dog were to slip though. The neck has never loosed while he ... MoreGreat life jacket. It immediately felt higher quality than any other life jacket we’ve tried. It doesn’t chafe my dog either!I got a medium for my 50-55 pound border collie (based on his measurement of 30”) and it keeps him few inches higher in the water than swimming without. I believe it makes him feel more confident too.My only suggestion if anyone is reading this is to find a better way to make the straps immobile after fixing them. The belly ones aren’t bad if you roll the excess webbing and velcro right up to the buckles but the neck has loosened on us every time we use the handle to retrieve our dog. I will likely fix the issue by running a few stitches through, however it could be dangerous if a dog were to slip though. The neck has never loosed while he swims on his own. Otherwise I can’t recommend this product enough. I really wanted to give it 5 stars because I am thoroughly pleased with every other aspect.
One year old 65 pound golden retriever, female. I got the orange color as I want them to be able to see her in the water. sizing: my golden retrievers chest size was exactly between medium and large. Go small. There is plenty of room. Large would’ve been ridiculously large. Resistance at first in the pool, but now my golden loves it and doesn’t flinch. it is a second skin to her. while my pup is an extremely strong swimmer with excellent stamina, it is very comforting for me to know that if she jumps out of my fishing boat, I have time to carefully turn around and grab her by the handle and hoist her back in. five stars
I posted a 3 star review two days ago about the float coat. The lack of a five star review was due to what I assumed was a sizing issue. My dog is a medium, however, the girth straps on the medium float coat were lying directly on my dogs abdomen when clipped, so the sides of the life jacket did not fully meet underneath my dog. The concern with this is that when my dog is swimming, the buoyancy of the jacket would naturally cause the jacket to float towards the surface of the water. In other words, the area of my dog that experiences the closest contact with the lifejacket while swimming, is the area of the life jacket with the least amount of padding (the exposed girth straps). If I have to haul my dog out of the water with the handle, those straps are digging ... MoreI posted a 3 star review two days ago about the float coat. The lack of a five star review was due to what I assumed was a sizing issue. My dog is a medium, however, the girth straps on the medium float coat were lying directly on my dogs abdomen when clipped, so the sides of the life jacket did not fully meet underneath my dog. The concern with this is that when my dog is swimming, the buoyancy of the jacket would naturally cause the jacket to float towards the surface of the water. In other words, the area of my dog that experiences the closest contact with the lifejacket while swimming, is the area of the life jacket with the least amount of padding (the exposed girth straps). If I have to haul my dog out of the water with the handle, those straps are digging into my dog's abdomen without any padding. Again, I assumed this was maybe a sizing mistake on my part. However, Ruffwear responded to my review and said that the exposed girth straps on my dog's stomach are not a sizing issue and that "the foam padding does not have to touch under their belly".Now that I know this is a design choice rather than a sizing issue, I'm changing my review to 1 star. If a sport-worthy/high activity human PFD's greatest point of contact with the body was two straps, we would never consider that PFD safe enough to put on the market. Ruffwear talks a big game about rigorous testing of all of their products, but I don't see how their product designers can think that this is an acceptable product. My dog's belly was red and chaffing after just one day of use because of the straps, so I am pretty sure that the foam padding does have to touch under their belly. I also want to mention that I'm not an internet-complainer and I don't just troll around all day writing bad reviews. However, I am a huge dog gear junkie and I am frequently buying and trying new dog gear. Ruffwear used to always set the standard for quality and thoughtfulness in their products, but they have been disappointing me a lot in their newer designs. This is just another nail in the coffin for me.
After watching video reviews of the top brands, we chose this Ruffwear PFD for our Golden Retriever. We are happy with the purchase, except for one thing that is very important to us. The clip ring on the top of the jacket, under the handle is made of plastic instead of metal. Since we use this on a boat and need to clip her to a lifeline, this flimsy plastic clip ring is totally inadequate. The ring on the photo on the stock photo on the Moosejaw site looks beefier than what we got. See attached pic. We'll replace it with a more substantial stainless hook or clip. Other than that, great jacket. Would have given it 5 stars if it weren't for the thin plastic clip. Concerning Moosejaw, great company as always. They get 5 stars!
So far we have been pleased in that the dog tolerates it well. It does not seem to make her hot in the sun, the place to hook the leash is convenient, the lift handle looks well placed, and the workmanship is very good. As our tricolor collie just seems to like going into the water until her undercarriage is wet and tail floats, we are not sure how things will go if she falls overboard. We have taken her out where her feet could not touch and she swims towards shore. She doesn’t like it, but she does not become afraid as she will walk out belly deep again.We got the Wave Orange color which is easy to see especially in low light conditions. Customer service has been very helpful with other items and hoped they would suggest a size for the Float Coat. We found ... MoreSo far we have been pleased in that the dog tolerates it well. It does not seem to make her hot in the sun, the place to hook the leash is convenient, the lift handle looks well placed, and the workmanship is very good. As our tricolor collie just seems to like going into the water until her undercarriage is wet and tail floats, we are not sure how things will go if she falls overboard. We have taken her out where her feet could not touch and she swims towards shore. She doesn’t like it, but she does not become afraid as she will walk out belly deep again.We got the Wave Orange color which is easy to see especially in low light conditions. Customer service has been very helpful with other items and hoped they would suggest a size for the Float Coat. We found reviews that told the breed of dog and the size they got very helpful; so here goes.Mika’s girth was 27” (end of small-start of medium). Neck was loose at 17” (small seemed ok but medium would also be ok as start range was 17.75”). Length was 17” worth of space, so there would be ample room for the medium at 15”.We read the note under sizing that stated for in between sizes, choose the smaller size, but still thought the medium would be best. Customer service was quite sure the small would be the appropriate size and stated that if the small did not work we could return it for the medium. They also stated that having the preserver material going all the way underneath was not necessary.The small size does fit her well with the straps for the girth almost to the limit but still some adjustment. When she does get wet, there is more than ample girth adjustment. Having 2 layers of hair wet (top and undercoat), I think if we got the medium size we would not be able to adjust it tight enough without overlapping the material which would be less comfortable for her. Thank You Customer service!On a side note, Mika does not like to ride in cars. When she sees me get her safety harness (also Ruffwear) she tends to hide and sulk (like we were taking her for her last ride), but when she sees the Float Coat going with us, she comes to us waiting for her harness to be put on. The dog loves boating!
I ended up buying two of these life jackets this summer for my dogs. My younger dog was right at the border between a medium and small, but upon reading other reviews I ended up getting the medium so his chest is completely covered by the floatation flaps. He has sensitive skin so I felt this was better than having the straps directly against his skin. It fits perfectly. My other dog was around the middle of the medium sizing and her jacket fits wonderfully as well. They're great jackets and feel very secure. We go paddle boarding and kayaking on a lake a lot and the dogs are both much easier to lift out of the water with their new jackets on. The handles are very sturdy and allow me to lift them with ease. I highly recommend these jackets.
I bought this item for my Lab to wear on moving water. I usually bring the dog along when I drift class 3/low 4 grade water for fishing purposes.The Ruffwear Float Coat is not a proper life Jacket. There's an inadequate amount of foam and the majority of it is in the wrong places. Most of the foam should be under the chest/belly of the dog to be effective as a life jacket. This is basically a dog coat with a layer of foam sewn throughout. Sadly, almost all dog life jackets currently on the market are not designed properly.Another flaw with this so called life jacket, is the Telescoping neck buckle. By designing the buckle to be easily adjustable, they have made it easy for brush to snag, causing the neck loop to constantly loosen. The moving water alone will make ... MoreI bought this item for my Lab to wear on moving water. I usually bring the dog along when I drift class 3/low 4 grade water for fishing purposes.The Ruffwear Float Coat is not a proper life Jacket. There's an inadequate amount of foam and the majority of it is in the wrong places. Most of the foam should be under the chest/belly of the dog to be effective as a life jacket. This is basically a dog coat with a layer of foam sewn throughout. Sadly, almost all dog life jackets currently on the market are not designed properly.Another flaw with this so called life jacket, is the Telescoping neck buckle. By designing the buckle to be easily adjustable, they have made it easy for brush to snag, causing the neck loop to constantly loosen. The moving water alone will make it loose! Its a nuisance having to frequently readjust the neck loop so the jacket fits proper. The neck loop doesn't even need much adjusting to begin with.If your dog requires a life jacket for moving water, I wouldn't recommend this one.
This seems to not be an issue with many people, but I had sizing trouble with my Float Coat. My dog, measures a 30" girth (around the widest part of his abdomen), which according to Ruffwear would place him squarely in the medium size range for this life jacket. He has many other Ruffwear products including a few coats that fit him and also place him within this medium range, however, this life jacket does not fit him correctly like his other medium sized Ruffwear products. On the underside of the life jacket, there is a flap that acts as a barrier between two straps and the dog's belly. While the straps are long enough to clip in under my dog, the flaps are not. There is about a 3"-5" gap in which the straps are laying directly on my dog's abdomen. This means that ... MoreThis seems to not be an issue with many people, but I had sizing trouble with my Float Coat. My dog, measures a 30" girth (around the widest part of his abdomen), which according to Ruffwear would place him squarely in the medium size range for this life jacket. He has many other Ruffwear products including a few coats that fit him and also place him within this medium range, however, this life jacket does not fit him correctly like his other medium sized Ruffwear products. On the underside of the life jacket, there is a flap that acts as a barrier between two straps and the dog's belly. While the straps are long enough to clip in under my dog, the flaps are not. There is about a 3"-5" gap in which the straps are laying directly on my dog's abdomen. This means that if my dog falls in the water and I pull him out by the lifejacket handle, the only points of contact on him will be the two straps on his girth. You can see this gap if you look at the picture of my dog sitting with the life jacket on.I have noticed that in Ruffwear's website picture of the dog wearing the coat, that the connection point on the jacket seems to sit pretty far back on the dog's abdomen, almost behind its ribcage. I had my dog's life jacket sitting at the widest part of his abdomen, which is maybe where I went wrong. However, if this is the case, I'm surprised that Ruffwear doesn't have a tutorial for how to fit and adjust the lifejacket on your dog. On a somewhat related note, I also recently purchased one of their new design backpacks, and noticed a similar sizing issue where the pack seemed like it was a size too small despite the sizing chart telling me otherwise.I will say, that despite the sizing issue which creates a safety hazard, my dog was super comfortable in the jacket and had great range of motion. I also love how unbulky this life jacket is. I definitely want to rate this jacket higher than 3 stars because of how sleek and comfortable the design is, but I can't until the sizing issue is resolved for us. For now, I will be looking into getting a large despite what the sizing chart tells me and hopefully I can give the jacket 5 stars then
