Climbing back aboard

Many customers who’ve bought our dog life jackets have asked about a low-cost, simple-to-install, solution to helping their dogs back on board. We found what they’ve been looking for – the Super Skamper-Ramp!

Easily fitted to boat, pool, pond or dockside, Super Skamper-Ramp – suitable for dogs weighing up to 100 kgs (220lbs), is the simple way to help your dog out of the water.

The proven and award-winning Super Skamper-Ramp is attractive, affordable, lightweight, versatile, robust and – most importantly – works even when there’s no-one around to help!

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Increase the chances of your dog (or cat) surviving an incident by using a life jacket.

Whilst most dogs are at least reasonably strong swimmers, there are innumerable reasons why the dog may need further help to survive. What led to the dog being in the water? If he was knocked in, or perhaps rough seas threw him in, then your dog may be injured or in shock. Either of these reasons can hugely compromise the dog’s ability to swim effectively. Also, the cold temperatures of the UK’s waters will quickly erode the dog’s energy levels – particularly in relation to older dogs – leaving the animal exposed to the merciless sea.

In a crisis, besides adding to your dog’s buoyancy the life jacket will also dramatically increase heat-retention; together these two factors may substantially increase the time available to effect a rescue. The life jacket’s integral grab handle will make your dog an easier target for securing by hand or boathook whilst, if the calamity happens at night, the luminescent quality of the jacket will enable your dog to be more easily spotted in the dark, heaving seas.

Perhaps the other most obvious benefit of a life jacket is for those dogs which are using hydrotherapy – or other water-based treatment – as an aid to recovery. A jacket maximises the benefit of such treatment to the dog.

Be prepared for the unexpected – buy your dog a life jacket now! Or you can hope the worst won’t happen…

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