We love friends and family. But sometimes over the busy holiday season, all we really want is a short break from humanity.
That’s exactly what dogs are for. So this week, we rounded up four pieces of gear that make the great outdoors just a little friendlier for our best friends.
In the quiet of the wilderness, the jingle-jangle of a dog’s collar scares off wildlife long before hikers have a chance to see them.
The Freeze Tag quiets that noise by elimining metal-on-metal contact between a dog’s collar loop and information tags. Capable of holding four standard-thickness tags of any shape, the Freeze Tag prevents multiple tags from clinking by pinching them together, but leaves all information accessible for a human viewer.
The Freeze Tag sells online for $9.99. This video shows it in action.
The Hurrta’s Summit Parka was designed in Finland, which is not always a friendly place for short-haired dogs. The country shares its latitude with northern Alaska, so winter temperatures can get very, very low.
The water-resistant and adjustable parka minimizes the risk of hypothermia from wet fur, and insulates core muscle groups in the chest and abdomen. It’s also fitted with reflectors to make dogs easy to spot in those long sub-Arctic nights.
The parka sells online for $80. This video shows it in action.
No, it’s not a robot. The H2O 4K9 is a water bottle specially designed for dogs. The bottle’s twist-top lid doubles as a bowl, and is designed with a canine drinking style in mind.
The 25-ounce stainless steel bottle fits in cup holders and backpack side pockets, making it ideal for road trips, hikes, or walks around the block.
The H2O 4K9 sells online for $16.99
GoPro’s Fetch dog-harness camera mount allows owners to see the world from their dog’s perspective. The harness can fit dogs ranging in size from 15-120 pounds, and has mounting locations for cameras on the back and chest.
Adjustment points are padded to keep pets comfortable, and the machine-washable fabric makes cleaning as easy as tossing it in the laundry.
The Fetch sells online for $39.99. This video shows it in action.
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