The emphasis is on could - because after this summer with this vest she likes to pick up in the dam to her favorite toy.
To vest:
It is made of neoprene. In addition, four foam parts make (one on the back, one under the belly and one each left and right) for buoyancy. These foam pieces can be - depending on requirements - even remove. Thus the vest keeps tidy, it is both under the belly and the neck with Velcro and 2 straps on the body and closed at the neck. But in any case within the framework of what is tolerable - Accordingly, the tightening takes a moment. The vest takes the dog barely mobility because it is very thin. We have always been attracted to her already at the parking lot and are still one and a half kilometer run, was not a problem.
I also think that the vest is strong enough to keep the dog in an emergency high - I jokingly held me in the water once on the handle. Then I was pulled ashore)
, It is the vest as a coat, I can hardly imagine: the foam mats are approximately 5 to 10 mm thick, take the mats out the vest inevitably very large. They can indeed adjust anything, but at least for us would be too much to survive (though we need only just make L because her chest was only 2 or 3 cm above the M-range). If it is very cold, the foam parts could of course be there, then sparsely befellten dogs is no longer believed to cold.
As Tragehilfe we did not use the vest, but you can carry the dog with no problems on the handle. Power, however, very quickly a tired arm Probably but you can hook a leash in both existing rings, then you could take the dog in front of the body.
I am really pleased and would vest immediately buy again!