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★★★★☆
Nearly Perfect
We bought this as a Christmas present to our 60-pound boxer-bulldog mix. She's very energetic, and we take her to the North Georgia mountains to see my parents (they're on 30 acres of wooded land). This is perfect for letting her out at night especially, where we could often hear her running, but couldn't see her. Fit was very versatile. Size "large" fits a big range of "large" dogs -- my big-chested, small-necked boxer can use this just as well as my parents' fat-necked, round-chested weimaraners.
So why only 4 stars? It needs the following 2 improvements:
- The main issue is that this is not a harness; it's simply a lighted vest. There's no way to clip a leash to it, and it's not built sturdy enough to actually control your dog. It's exactly as advertised ("illuminated, reflective dog vest"), but it has room for improvement (perhaps a future version). As is, you can't actually control your dog with this; you need another collar/harness of sorts, as this is strictly a lighted vest. I'd be willing to pay an extra $20 to have this integrated into a harness so that I don't need both a harness *and* this vest.
- The USB cable to charge the vest is great, but there's no power block to plug it into the wall. You'll either need a computer with a spare USB port or some other device that has the block to charge this. As most people have a cell phone that has a power plug + USB cable, you could use one of those to charge the vest. I'm probably fussing over a non-issue, as I have plenty of power blocks around from other phones/gadgets, but it's worth noting, in case you're less technologically advanced
December 2015 · Unknown · verified purchase