Night Safety for Your Dogs

I have two big, black poodles who love to take walks, rain or shine, day or night. Most of the time I love walking them (except in the rain, when I love my big fenced yard).

But I worry about their safety in the dark, even at the end of a leash held firmly in my hand. On those nights when the moon is hidden behind the clouds, rain or not, I used to opt to keep the dogs in the yard and not in the path of an unsuspecting driver.

But lately I feel much better taking the dogs out at night – thanks to two handy tools that increase their visibility in the dark.

The Reflective Leash lets drivers know we're there by reflecting their headlights back at them. And the reflective strip has a nice green glow as you walk along. The leash comes in blue or red. (I have one of each in the 1-inch-wide size.)

For even more visibility, the Lighted Lab Coat, which comes in a fetching two tones of yellow, has strips of illuminated blue running along both sides of the dogs that are visible 1,000 feet away. My dogs love when the Lighted Lab Coats come out of the closet because that means they are in for some serious walking and not a dash to the car!

I'm sure it's not only black dogs that could use a little lighting up at night. If you've ever been behind the wheel and seen, at the last minute, a pair of bright eyes at the side of the road, you know why I invested in some gadgets that bring some night-time security to my dogs.

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