Most dogs like to swim, and certain breeds are beautifully designed for the water. However, this instinct doesn’t make them invincible and providing flotation vests or ‘life jackets’ for your dog is as important as providing them for yourself or your children.  

Dog flotation vests are often called dog life jackets or dog flotation devices. Technically speaking in the human world a ‘life jacket’ has to be able to support you when you are unconscious. That generally means that it will need lots and lots of foam and not be that easy to move or swim in.  

However, a flotation vest or flotation device will be more like a kayaking PFD or water-ski/wakeboard vest that allows you to move more comfortably, be more active and still give you good support in the water if you are tired or injured. Given dogs need to move around in the water our dog flotation vest gives a balance of support and flexibility to allow for lots of doggy paddling action.