Re: Serious Lighted Dog Collars for Search and Rescue Dogs (and your pet too!)
This was sent to me, so I will post the entire message. Some good information here!:
BTY, my friend who showed me this collar is JoAnn Tierney, Treasurer of the Greater Houston Search Dogs (
www.ghsd.org)
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Hi Darell
Pardon the intrusion. I have been watching the discussion but haven't been able to log on for some reason. Still trying.
The Auroralites collars are made with flat electroluminescent material. It is sealed against water and re-enforced for durability. They are pumped up fairly bright and have been seen in some conditions from as far as 12,000FT away.
I didn't include an in depth explanation of E.L. material because I was finding most people don't bother reading the stuff I have put up now let alone anything technical. Typical question: What happens if the light material MELTS through the collar and burns my dog?
I attempted to use the ELAM string format for the collars but after some testing I realized the format could not stand up to what I needed.
All my components, fabrication and assembly are either local or North American. The competition is all imported from you-know-where. As far as safety goes ANYTHING is better than nothing however the competition have sacrificed visibility and durability for profit margins and the reflective materials only work when the dog is in the kill zone of a set of headlights. In law enforcement apps the K9 officer doesn't really want to give away his position by shining a light at his dog either.
The collars come in 4 sizes with 3/4 in wide lamps in lengths of 9, 11, 13 and 16 inches so with almost any size dog the lamp is for all intents 360º coverage of the neck. There is a small power pack (9V and switch) that sits right at the throat and doesn't light up and again for obvious reasons the K9 officers out there are happy with that feature. If the dog is running right at a bad guy he doesn't see the lamp - just the teeth.
To get an idea about uses and who's using the collars take a look at :
http://www.auroralites.com/cgi-bin/store?page=satisfied.html&cart_id=1159512_24259
and at the bottom of that page is a list of agencies that have bought and are using our collars. As Budd says. A bit more collar than you need to walk around the block with PheePhee the Lhaso. We are proud of the record and stand by our aim of providing the best professional safety collar available today.
If I still can't post I'll Email this to a couple of the participants who seem unsure of what these are.
Be safe.
Dave Youngman
President - Auroralites Safety Systems Inc
Ont. , Canada
905-820-2980
Cell# 416-230-2396
www.auroralites.com