Let's See Your Dogs!!

See that's what i think! He is a male cane corso so i expect him to be over 100 pound... I thought Wimp would be a cool/ironic name.

I got a Japanese Shiba Inu named Neko... Japanese word for cat...

Then i got a mixed breed named Leonidas, leo for short, he has the name of a warrior but is actually a softy...

Wimp would round them all up....

But the wife doesn't care for it. So I'm taking a poll haha!

 

Happy wife, happy life. Avoid the poll and come to a compromise with the mrs

 

Never heard of a dog named Battle, and I do like the idea of "Battle Buddy."

Who's a good battle buddy? You are!

 

"Come here, wimp!!"

Seems pretty fitting!

 

Magic is about 80-85 lbs. He is a three year old, still growing big baby that believes all balls were created for him!

 

My dog, yes hes mine, my kids named him, had no choice. He's a blue pit, so they named him sully, the big blue monster. (for you parents that have kids that watch monsters inc over and over and over)

 

Battle Buddy for sho!

 

I actually really like that name!

 

Great dogs on here. Here's mine about to work so cattle.
Hank and Izzy love to work.

 

Getting Sadie geared up for our Kansas pheasant hunt this winter. She's not real happy about it.





I'm actually not real certain about the chest armor. I'll test it over the next couple week ends. The Mutt Luk shoes look good though, right now, it's funny as hell to watch her walk around in them.

 

Are the shoes just to help protect her paws?

 

Yes. The icy fields leave sharp corn stalks. The chest armor helps shield them, as well. The thing I'll be worrying about is if they'll stay on with her high energy running.

 

very unhappy girl with her tail between her legs.

 

I've found boots to be a PITA to keep on the dog. Maybe never had the the right ones.

This stuff works http://www.gundogsupply.com/mushers...tection.html?gclid=CMquq9ap2s8CFY-FaQodSkIOJA

 

Battle it is!


Thanks fellas!

 

She threw one just running around the house. Probably didn't secure it properly. So, you use the mushers?

 

I've never had any luck with dog boots either. Maybe if I lived where had to worry about thorns and cactus more like they do in Texas and the SW I would try harder. But have a long paver brick driveway and with a couple hours a day running their pads are pretty tough and never had a cut or blown pad yet. Knock on wood...

I have used mushers between the toes in the winter when they have a tendency to collect ice balls. But try to keep the hair trimmed there also.

Be careful with the vest too tight is better than too loose IME. Have had them rub a dog raw down to the skin in no time before. Keep a close eye on them at first! And if they are too loose I have had sticks get under them and hang the dog up although in Kansas on the prairie that isn't so much a problem like the woods. In SD barb wire is a problem and lots of flappers on most all dogs. We all carry EMT Gel or at least have it in the truck with vet wrap for closing up flappers.

I went with the K9 sports vest after trying a number of them, it provides protection in the front and upper legs. But has a fleece liner so can be warm. The Toller thinks he is a springer or French Britt and likes to blow shit up he hits it so hard. You can see the dirt in the contact areas from where he runs into logs and sticks in the woods


When it is wet or rainy out it is somewhat self cleaning with contact though.


Doesn't take him long to find a mud puddle to lay in LOL, which is OK I'm more concerned about function than looks. It does pick up a lot of burrs but I'd rather pick them off the vest than the dog. It isn't perfect and finding one that fits the best is likely the most important thing. Good luck and hope you all are having fun making preps!

 

Fit is a big concern. A friend loaned me a neoprene vest to try on her. In only an hour it was causing abrasion on her under pits area. Tough ordering online. I think I may drive out to Bass Pro shops and try some stuff on.

 

Don I haven't done it but saved a post from a site sometime back on how to customize a neo vest for a dog. I do know 5mm holds up better than 3mm of course but they will both rip in heavy brush. There are some made now with reinforcement in the neo. Good luck!

Tailoring a Dog Vest

Getting an off-the-shelf vest that actually fits your dog correctly (snug everywhere, but not tight anywhere) would be a remarkable fluke. Even with a design like Cabela's wide Velcro fastener that affords an inch or two of adjustability zippers don't, the vest won't be fully functional without tailoring.

The drill is to buy the correct chest size and break out a marking pen, straight edge, scissors and a can of "neoprene cement," like Block Surf (not Aquaseal or Goop or any other substitute), and go to work.

With the vest on the dog, pinch out the excess material and mark both sides where the pinched material meets and the tip of the triangle the pinch creates.

Take the vest off the dog, and using the straightedge, draw lines from each "pinch" mark to the "tip" mark, which will create the triangular "dart" that needs removed with your scissors.

Having removed the darts of excess material, you're ready to close the gaps they created. This is where using neoprene cement, which melts the neoprene edges and essentially welds them together quickly enough that it's no strain to hold them together while it works pays off. Other types of adhesives will require stitching to hold the new seam edges together while they dry and perhaps even for support. I have never had an unstitched neoprene cement seam separate.

You'll also likely need to remove some material that will otherwise chaff Pup's arm pits and an opening around a male dog's penis. Don't worry about cutting beyond the bar tacking on a vest's stitched seams, as on a properly made vest the stitching is really just eyewash for buyers, rather than necessary.

May sound complicated, but it took me longer to type that than it would have to properly tailor a vest.

 

The other, secondary issue, with neoprene, is overheating. She is a hard worker. Rarely slows down. Vest would mostly be for protection vs. climate control. I've taken her snow shoeing, but not hunting, in cold climates, so this is all experimental. Probably need to take both.