Service Kit for Dogs

Helaas een ander type ontvangen dan de in de advertentie afgebeelde. Met de buckle met aan 1 zijde een pin. En dus ook zonder de afgebeelde rubber en klittenband strap

Wir haben einmal Grün für den Großen (Kurzhaar) und einmal Lila für einen Welpen (Langhaar). Bei beiden ist es super zu sehen.

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I've tried all sorts of dog lights & light-up collars over the years. Many are not waterproof, have visibility issues of simply break after a few uses. I've got a whippet who likes to run and while his recall is good, I wanted to be able to see him when he was hundreds of meters away, so took the plunge on the Orbiloc. Let start off with the pros: Pro - It's very bright, too bright if you look right at it. Mounted on a harness when walking on lead, it can shine in your eyes and dazzle you. In the photo, you can see how bright it is at dusk, viewed head-on. Pro - Pretty good side-on visibility, although brightest when viewed head-on (See photo) Pro - Bright enough that it usually reflects off the surroundings, even if the light is facing away from you. If it's pointing directly away, across an open field, then you won't see it, however. But I've seen it reflecting off trees, bushes, grass, etc. (See video) Pro - Very sturdy & waterproof. My dog does go out in heavy rain and has been known to run through water, which has stopped other lights working. Pro - Seems to have a very sturdy attachment system, although even on my dog's 40mm wide martingale, I had to have the band on the smallest setting, so might be loose on smaller collars. Cons - It is somewhat directional. If your dog stood still and had the light facing away in an open area, you may not see it. However, my dog does not stay still for long and it will often point at the ground, in which case, the reflected light is easy to see. Cons - uses lithium CR2032 Coin cells. I'd like to see this available as a rechargeable unit, but I guess that would affect the ability to change mounts, etc. Cons - The switch is very stiff. While this does mean it's highly unlikely to be accidently turned off, it can be awkward to turn on, with cold fingers! This is a very minor point. Cons - Quite weighty, it will probably cause the collar to rotate and the light to point at the ground. I actually find this to be OK though as the light is so bright, it reflects off the ground, but something to be aware of. Overall, i'm really pleased with this light. I choose the Turquoise colour, as it's not a colour generally seen, so makes him more visible to traffic, etc. I tend to have it on slow flash, rather than constant, to preserve the battery life, but it also seems to be more eye-catching, as it's very strobe-like. I've mounted it both on a harness and collar, to see if there was much difference. On the harness it was pointing upwards and slightly backwards. This gave quite good visibility, even from the side, but the light was blocked if my dog was coming towards me. I had to turn the light off when putting him on the lead, as it was flashing right into my eyes! Mounted on the collar, it tended to point to one side, but that's because there's a GPS tracker on his collar, too, and that is heavier. I could generally still see some reflected light, even if he was side-on, with the light facing away, as it was pointing slightly downwards. I suspect on most collars, it would end up underneath the neck, so would give a good reflection off the ground. For optimum visibility, I would go for two of these lights, mounted either on opposite sides of the collar, or on opposite sides of a harness, but I really haven't "lost" my dog in the dark for long enough to warrant that sort of outlay! Maybe if I regularly walked in woods, rather than a very large open field, it might be worth it.

Ich habe schon mehrere Orbilocs gekauft und bin nach wie überzeugt. Die Leuchte ist sicherlich etwas teurer, aber ihr Geld wert. Nochmals verbessert wurde die Art der Anbringung, alles in allem in meinen Augen perfekt. Nicht zu hell, daß sich der Hund vorkommt wie ein Weihnachtsbaum (ich meine durch das Licht irritiert wird), trotzdem gut sichtbar. Die Batterien halten (sehr ) lange, sind beim Wechsel dann aber auch nicht gerade günstig, wenn man Markenbatterien kauft (d.h., für den Preis der zwei CR 2032 Batterien bekommt man von günstigeren Anbietern über USB aufladbare Leuchthalsbänder). Uneingeschränkt 5 Sterne.