I got this totally pawsome light-up collar to tell you all about. It's
pretty and super bright. You can set it on steady on, slow blink or fast blink.
There's even an option to set it to where it will turn on by it's self when it
gets dark. I love how bright this is.
It's lightweight and I love it because it that. I also like that its
environmentally friendly; you don't need batteries to make it work. All you have
to do is plug it in to the USB slot on your computer and it will charge back up
so you can keep using it.
This is the way they got the idea for the collar.
"On October
27th, 2011 I took my 3 month old puppy Natasha for a walk in an empty parking
lot. It was the ideal place to begin training her off leash. In the twilight of
the afternoon the lot was empty and we were far from any roads.
After a few minutes of having her follow me around she took off on a dead
run after a cat. I was only 20 feet behind her screaming and waving my arms as a
minivan entered the lot and ran over Natasha’s hind leg.I have never witnessed
an animal get hit by a vehicle and I was severely traumatized. The elderly
driver got out and told me that even though my dog was white and it was still
day light, she simply couldn’t see her. Apparently the driver was cutting
through the parking lot looking for a business that was on the other side of
town. I took Natasha into a veterinarian and had her leg surgically rebuilt.
She will have two metal rods and four wires in her knee for the remainder of her
life in addition to an 8” scar. After surgery and six excruciating weeks of
mandatory cage rest, her rehabilitation began. The closest animal rehab center
was 90 miles from my house and required two appointments per week for eight
weeks. Fortunately due to advanced medicine and a significant amount of money –
Natasha rehabilitated well and can live a full life including running, jumping,
swimming and all of the normal activities dogs enjoy.
This experience
is the sole reason that Robert’s Safety Innovations LLC was created. Immediately
after the accident I started searching the market for safety devices for my
dogs. I found many “glow collars”, “reflective collars” and “LED attachments” –
unfortunately none of these were very bright, none of them were water resistant,
most of them had to be cut to length and none of them were rechargeable. Most of
the “glow collars” on the market use watch batteries which have to be replaced
every other day; additionally most of them are made of cheap plastic and won’t
hold up to use as a regular lead. Over the last two years I have created and
evaluated hundreds of prototypes and used these experiences to create “The
Safety Collar™”. This collar rises above the competition incorporating every
safety and usability feature imagined. It is extremely bright, inexpensive,
durable, rechargeable, water resistant, has backup reflective strips and was
created to be used as an everyday collar. The few samples I’ve given to local
dog owners have been met with resounding applause. It is our hope at Roberts
Safety Innovations that this collar will be used daily by responsible dog owners
promoting pet safety and awareness for generations to come. If our collars can
save even one dog from being hit by a vehicle, we will consider it a success.
With future proceeds from sales we hope to expand our safety innovations to
include products for cats, children and active adults. We appreciate your
business and hope that our collars will save lives throughout the
world."
Wow I'm glad that they came up with this idea and that Natasha is ok now
but I'm so sorry she had to get hurt.
WOOF.
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