Dog Life Jacket for Golden Retriever — Size L, 18 lb Lift

Dog life jacket for Golden Retrievers

Golden Retrievers wear size L. That is based on a chest of 26-33 in, which falls inside our L range of 26-33 in. The L vest carries a tested lift of 18 lb.

Can a Golden Retriever swim?

Golden Retrievers are natural swimmers with a water-repellent coat and webbed feet. The vest is not about keeping them up, it is about the long swims, the cold, and the handle for getting a soaked 70 lb dog back into a boat.

How to size a Golden Retriever

Fit is decided by chest, not by breed. Run a tape around the widest part of the ribcage, just behind the front legs, and pull it snug without compressing. That number picks the size. A Golden Retriever usually measures 26-33 in, which is why size L is the starting point, but measure the dog in front of you rather than trusting a breed average.

Size	Chest	Weight	Tested lift
L	26-33 in	40-70 lb	18 lb

What the vest does for a Golden Retriever

Chin float. A pad under the jaw holds the muzzle clear of the water instead of letting it drop. On flat-faced and short-legged breeds this is the difference between swimming and struggling.
Spine handle. Stitched along the back, built to lift a soaked dog out of a pool or back into a boat one-handed.
Reflective flanks. So the dog reads at distance in low light.
Closed-cell foam. Does not absorb water, so the lift on the label is the lift in the water.

Six colourways, XS to XL. See the vest.

Other breeds that wear size L

All sizes and colourways

A buoyancy aid, not a substitute for you. Always supervise your dog in and around water.