Friday, December 6, 2013

Dog Safety at Night - Clip on Dog Collar Lights

With the long, dark nights of winter upon us, we still need our exercise so we go on walks and off-leash adventures in dark.  This presented a problem because silly Vicki didn't like not being able to see us when we run around our local unofficial off-leash area.  We don't know why she should be concerned when we occasionally take off into the darkness chasing a deer, coyote, cat or raccoon.  After all we always come back - eventually.  So she found these dog collar lights so she could see where we are.


So now on our adventures in the dark, we are sporting Nite Ize Spotlit clip-on lights on our collars.  We each have one in a different color so she can tell which one of us is where by the color of the light on our collar.  We look rather festive for the holidays in our red and green lights!  When we are walking on-leash around the dark, curvy roads in our neighborhood, it makes us more visible to vehicles, too.  They are available in several colors and here is what they look like close-up:


1 comment:

Jonathan Shapiro said...

Rear bicycle lights work too, though you may need to attach them with zip ties. Some of them are really bright, so do take care to make sure they aren't so bright that they hurt the dogs eyes.

Also good for walking on suburban/rural roads without streetlights.

Also good to put on the backpacks of any neighborhood teens walking to the bus in the morning darkness whose survival prospects you might wish to enhance.