LED collars

Maddie misbehaves if she's on a lead, she's far better off it, but still won't return reliably, and has a fascination with cars that could far too easily be terminal. She also likes to chase runners and cyclists, so anywhere that there are other people is a problem at the moment.

The hope is that after dark will be better due to the lack of people, especially in winter, but finding and keeping track of her is harder. I saw the nice <a href="http://www.squeakerdogs.com/collections/poochlight-illuminating-dog-collars"> Squeaker collars </a> and figured that they would be a great solution, as well as making her visible if she did end up on a road. Sadly between the AU dollar and the car work, I couldn't afford the $40 price tag, but I found something similar on ebay for $5. I don't expect it to last nearly as long, and it's not rechargable using CR123 batteries, but it will do the job for a few months while I decide whether it's worth the price of a Squeaker.

Generally it performs well, she disappears if she's coming straight towards you, but is otherwise usually visible, we need to get another tag made so she doesn't need to wear 2 collars at a time. We haven't tried it on a ride yet, but she's clearly visible for 50+m as she explores Pierces creek in the twilight.

edit: Just had her out on a night ride. She kept up admirably, and seemed less worn than me - I'm clearly not ride fit. The collar performed well, making it quite easy to find her, and she didn't get out of sight much

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