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ChillyDog Cooling Vest Testimonials
Ok, its 90+ degrees
and humid her in Hampton Virginia today. K-9 Taylor is wearing her “new”
COOL vest. I must say that it truly works. We have been suffering from
the heat - which reduces Taylors work time. Today we were training at an
insurance vehicle salvage lot. I set out 8 aids between 20 burned
vehicles. Taylor never broke stride. As you can see from the foam around
her mouth, she is eager to work, and not breathing as she normally would
in this heat. K-9 Taylor and I work for Hampton Fire/Rescue in the Fire
Prevention Section. She is a two year old Goldador (lab golden mix). She
was provided by a grant to our department by State Farm Insurance to aid
in the battle against arson and insurance fraud. This vest is truly a
wonderful addition to our team.
Thank you, we love it.
-Jesse
Just wanted to let you know some feedback about
the cooling vests. We recently went on a 4 day backpacking trip in WA on the
Pacific Crest Trail and took the vest along. We were worried that our dog
would either whine about the vest or develop rub abrasion marks from wearing
it much of the day while hiking. Neither one happened - in fact just the
opposite as our dog seemed to be a lot more bouncy and having more fun despite
the heat. As far as recharging the packs - it did work great to use the cool
streams to do this, but we also discovered by accident that even air temp can
do the recharge - the packs left outside our tent over night hardened up
again.
After the hike, we went to our vet chiropractor to
see if she saw any ill effects of the harness on our dog's spine. She did not
find any and was particularly glad of the wide webbing up front on the
harness.
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Hello,
I purchased the cooling vest a couple months back for my
German Shepherd, Gunnar. We live in south Florida and the
weather here is miserable for him. It can reach 105 degrees
at noon, so purchasing the cooling vest for him was a great
idea. He loves the vest! We walk every night and before the
cooling vest he couldn't walk even a mile without his tongue
hitting the ground, but now.. we walk/run 5 miles everyday
and he does phenomenal!! Great product, and I was glad to
hear some of the proceeds went to helping those working
dogs. Great product!! Highly recommended! I attached a
picture of Gunnar in his vest here in good ol' south
Florida.
L Roque
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Just wanted to drop you a line to say thanks. We were at the
Coast Guard Festival's Children's Parade and Pet Expo yesterday, and Maxine had
her Cooling Vest on, and she was SO happy. She was just just like a puppy, she
was cool, and full of energy and the warm temperatures didn't bother her at all.
She enjoyed the day, and at ten years of age, she had more pep in her step then
some of the two year old dogs there! The vest is just wonderful! Thanks again!
Terrilynne Lymburner, MA LLP President West Michigan Therapy Dogs, Inc.
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ChillyDog Field Test by MWD Program Manager for the US Army
I field tested the vest at my house today with my Belgian Malinois.
Temperature was about 82 degrees. She did not mind having it on. She was not
constricted. The pouches being on her stomach and ribs allowed for her comfort.
She still was able to clear a 6 foot privacy fence with vest. She was able to
run for a longer time. Her speed was not affected. She actually was able to run
longer. These vests will help the entire force in Iraq and Afghanistan. They
will allow the dogs to work longer with less rest cycles thus protecting more
Soldiers. Just this little vest can save several lives because with the K-9 as
an added protector we will be able to locate more IEDs and protect more Soldiers
lives. The vests provide the K-9 with a comfort level in the harsh temperatures
they are working in. Very Nice product. Thanks for allowing me to field
check the vest and give my opinion on things I saw with it. This is a much
better vest than the over the back of the dog.
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Johns Jason D SSG MNC-I 89 MP BDE Kennel Master
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:55 AM
To: mikel@helpingudders.com
Subject: Cooling Vest
Mikel,
Our current cool vest is made by Coolzone, and as you can see in the enclosed
pictures it is huge and bulky. The one you mailed to us is more compact and
allows for more mobility and it is easier for the dogs to get use to wearing it.
In my opinion that is. The one my kennels uses is insulated and is designed to
keep the vest cool, however when the packets lose its coolness the vest becomes
a heat trap for the dog. Where as yours isn't so bulky and doesn't hinder
the dog as much. Plus it is a 100 times easier to put it on. Again thank you for
this wonderful donation, now that the weather is getting very hot over here the
vest will see a lot of use. Sorry for the delay in getting these pictures to you
we have been very busy lately.
SSG Jason D. Johns
Kennel Master
Camp Slayer, Iraq
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The ChillyDog in action with MWD Team Afghanistan. The ChillyDog allows
Zorro great freedom of movement.
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to enlarge
"I will
say that when I was in the Air Force Public Health, we had used both your vest
and the cooling vest for our military working dogs. I was deployed to
Afghanistan at the time and our working dogs were really taking a beating
(especially the dogs which are from our Northern tier bases in the Dakota's).
They were life savers...don't know if you ever hear the results from the end
user side, but I can testify to it." - P Flynn and Zorro.
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From Iraq: I wanted to thank you for the cool
vest. The style you sent is 100% better then the one I deployed with. It
allows for more ventilation and has less material then the kind the Army buys.
The one I was given is made out of a bulky plastic material and covers my dog
almost from head to toe. Which can cause overheating once the cool packs lose
their coolness. One of the handlers here received a cool vest from someone who
found him on Americasuportsyou.com and it was the same style you sent and he
loves it. - SSG Jason Johns
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Here is a
picture of my dogs wearing their cooling vests. It took Emmie
(the English cocker) a few minutes to get used to the vest but now she acts
like it isn't there. Brody (the shepherd mix) had no problems. We live in
Henderson, Nevada so in the summer it never cools off. Now the dogs can keep
enjoying long walks all year long. We are also planning on using the vests
during agility practice. Let me know if you can't see the pictures.
Jenny Alley
  
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Mikel,
Just
writing to give you feedback on the vests I ordered...they work very well. I
put them to the ultimate test today. I took my dogs running in the relentless
Houston heat and humidity. It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon and 91 degrees.
My dogs ran 4 miles.
The
first three were a piece of cake. The fourth mile took a little more out of
them, especially the husky.
Afterwards,
I put my hand down the vest between the dog and the vest and the area was
still cool. The vests had been on for about an hour at that point.
The
husky has a chest circumference of 25" and the vest is as tight as it goes.
That's probably the smallest any dog can be to wear this size.
These
straps are made for working dogs and are made to not slip while the dog is
moving around. This makes the straps difficult to maneuver while on the dog. I
suggest all sizing be done off the dog.
The dogs
have no loss of mobility with the vests in place. The leash hooks onto the
back of the harness and has an anti-pull effect. That's nice.
Lastly,
my dogs look so professional while in these vests. I just want to stand up and
salute them. They are beautiful.
Thank
You,
Kimberly W.
of Richmond, Texas
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Mikel,
I received Bo's (Labrador Retriever)
cooling vest yesterday and tried it in our competition heeling class. It was
97 degrees in Atlanta and the vest was worked wonderfully! Bo had so much more
energy, wagging his tail throughout the hour long class. He worked dutifully,
heeling perfectly. Thanks for a great product. I'm so happy it's easy to use
and attach to the dog.
Yes, you can use my testimonial. I am
very pleased and have a lot of people asking about Bo's vest. It is well worth
the cost, it's the only one that I know of that really works.
Lynn S. of Atlanta, GA
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