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Nite Ize - Nite Dawg - LED Dog Collar MSRP $17.49

The Bottom Line: Nite Ize LED Pet Products are designed to keep your pet safe and insight after dark, so you can relax at the campground. The company has a number of innovative pet products that light up with the push of a button. We’ve tested a few of the products and found the Nite Dawg - LED Dog Collar to be most useful for camping dogs.

With a night-light integrated into the collar, you can relax at the campground and stop worrying about the location of your dog. This LED dog collar helps you see your pet at night. Powered by a super-efficient (100,000 hour) LED, it's literally a brilliant way to keep your dog safely visible-to you, to other people, to cars-during any late-day or early morning outing.

More:Take Fido Camping -- Advice and tips for camping with dogs.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Bright red light has a glow or flash mode.
• Batteries included and last for about 75 hours.
• Easy push button to turn the light on and off.
• Durable construction.

Cons:

• Your dog, may not like to be seen by wild animals at night.
• It’s water resistant, but not fully waterproof, so you’ll have to keep Fido out of the lake, or take the collar off before he goes swimming.

Nite Ize - Nite Dawg - LED Dog Collar Specifications

• Bright Red LED
• Reflective stripe adds passive visibility
• Glow and Flash Mode
• Battery run time: Glow mode: 75 hours, Flash mode: 100 hours

• Easily replaceable 1 x 2032 3V lithium battery included
• Available in Red & Orange Webbing
• 3 adjustable sizes available: Small: 10" - 13" (25cm-33cm), Medium: 13" - 18" (33cm-46cm), Large: 18" - 27" (46cm-69cm)
• Features a strong metal D-ring, quick release buckle and weather resistant push-button switch.

Guide Review and Comments

I love being able to see my dog at night. We often camp in remote areas or in the backcountry and our dogs are typically off-leash. It’s nice to be able to see where my dog is.It’s such a simple product, but very useful and allows me to relax, knowing that my dog is close by.

The construction seems durable, but I always wonder how it will hold up after running through the forest, or playing with other dogs.

Nite Ize makes a number of other LED products for dog collars like the Nite Dawg LED Collar Cover, which slides over your dogs’ collar; and the SpotLit LED Collar Light, which is a small LED ball that hangs from your dog’s collar. There are also Led toys including an LED ball and Frisbee. Buy one product and see your dog at night, buy multiple products and have a disco party for your dog.

Favorite feature: The bright red flashing light is easy to see, and no more losing Fido at night!

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