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As the summer starts and I pack up for my bike trip, I’m also getting together all the things the dog will need for his multi-week vacation with the “grandparents,” down in Idaho. On my list of things to pack for Baker, my 70 lb black lab/cattle dog mix is his new Ruffwear Hoopie Collar and Flat Out Leash.
Hoopie Collar Details
- 4 New Pacific Northwest inspired designs for Summer 2011
- Separate ID tag attachment point + included tag silencer = a quiet collar, even with tags on it
- Constructed of tubular webbing- soft yet strong
- Aluminum D-ring attachment point for leash
- MSRP: $14.95
Flat Out Leash Details
- 4 New Pacific Northwest inspired designs for Summer 2011
- Side buckle handle allows for 3 different leashes within 1.
- Traffic Handle- perfect for those situations when you need a bit more control. Just grab the doubled section close to the end of the leash, and you’ve got a 1 foot leash instead of a 6 foot.
- Talon Clip allows for easy, one handed clipping to collar
- 6 foot length
- MSRP: $29.95
Ruffwear Hoopie Collar and Flat Out Leash Review
The Hoopie Collar has long been a staple of the Ruffwear Collar line. Made of tubular webbing, it is strong enough to do the job yet still lightweight for your hound. This year, the Hoopie features a new D-ring attachment for a a leash, which integrates well with the Talon Clip of the Flat Out Leash. It also features a silicon tag silencer, which is nice if you don’t want the noise. I live in Alaska, where the bears and moose almost outnumber the people, so I’ve taken off the tag silencer and added an extra bell: up here, we’re happy when the dog makes some noise and alerts the wildlife, as opposed to startling them! However, the tag silencer is a nice feature if the jingling drives you crazy when your pooch is wandering the house at 5am, wondering when breakfast will be served.
Now, on to the Flat Out Leash. You’d think there wouldn’t be that many details that would go into a dog leash- which is why I’ve never owned one. I’ve always grabbed an old piece of climbing rope and a carabiner, and just used that. It made lots of sense when my dog was a puppy; this way if he chewed his leash to shreds, I could toss a new section of climbing rope onto the carabiner, and, voile, new leash. So, for years, I’ve never actually owned a dog leash. Then, I got the Flat Out Leash and saw all the things I was missing out on.
First, the leash is significantly lighter than my rope/’biner combo. Second, the Flat Out Leash has some pretty sweet features, from the Talon Clip (which you really can attach with one hand, no trouble) to the “traffic handle,” to my favorite, the side buckle handle. The side buckle effectively makes the Flat Out Leash function as 3 different leashes. Wear it around your waist for hands free fun with Fido, use the leash as a hand-held leash for a regular walk, or buckle the leash to a tree or post and use it as a fixed leash as you run inside to grab a cup of coffee or drop off the mail. Last sweet feature? You can coordinate the colors with the Hoopie collar and your 4 legged friend will look all sorts of steezy.
Buy Now
Check out the Ruffwear Hoopie Collar and the Ruffwear Flat Out Leash
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