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From the article: Summer Pet Safety Tips
Summertime is a wonderful time to enjoy the outdoors and longer days with our pets, but caution is advised; danger lurks on these bright beautiful days. The living isn't always easy if you are overheated, ate too much, or suffer from parasites.

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Bulldog with Inflatable lifejacket

The following is from an e-mail I received about an English bulldog: Dear Critters Inflatable, I had to write and thank you for a fantastic product! I have spent three years trying to find a suitable life jacket for my 57 lb. English bulldog, who loves to swim but of course tends to sink like a rock without flotation assistance. I bought and tried several different kinds of canine life vests. None offered this barrel-chested, compact dog the kind of support her body needs for swimming. Additionally, most standard canine life vests do not go beneath the neck and help keep the chin above water----which was the factor that caused Truly the most trouble while she swam. I am thrilled to report that Truly, now outfitted with a Critters Inflatable life jacket (with manual cap and orally inflated), is one happy pup! Instead of quickly tiring and having to continue going to shore to catch her breath and snort out nosefulls of water, Truly spent the afternoon swimming easily in her Critters
—Guest Dan McCormick

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