Dean and Tyler Wire Basket Muzzle, Size No. 7 - Small Amstaff

Seems really heavy. I returned item. I would want to wear something like this myself and don’t want to make my dog wear it

I got this muzzle for our new dog after she got into a fight with our other dog that resulted in a vet trip- and after we tried a kennel and she ate the bottom of it, then ate the carpet underneath it. I wanted a safe alternative to have her comfortable without having to be kenneled on the concrete porch outside while we are not home and this was awesome. It was pretty hard to get the measurements right but this size worked ok on the tightest notches and she could not get it off (but it was still loose). We have since stopping using the muzzle as she is better now with destroying things and aggression at the other dog (was only food aggression) but I will likely continue to use it when I take her to the vet as she is very timid and sadly resorts to snapping at vets in the past so since she would be muzzled anyway I find it more responsible to just come into the vet with her already muzzled and ready to go in safely.

OK so my rescue pit -- who I've had for a year -- was abused by his previous owner, and the dog was very jumpy and nervous all the time when we first got him. Eventually he began nipping (as opposed to chomping down and shaking and not letting go) when he was afraid, and after a UPS driver was bitten, we were court- ordered to muzzle him for the rest of his life (yeah. kinda extreme, for an older puppy, to be punished that severely).So. Cloth muzzles = ok, but he can't pant, and also they rubbed his snout and caused severe chafing (anyone who has a pit knows that their skin is extremely sensitive & soft). Plastic / rubber cage muzzles: Better, but they also chafed his skin, mainly because they seem to be made to fit "all dogs" and not particular breeds of dogs, and my li'l guy always has to rub his face all over everything to smell things and also to let it be known that he doesn't like the muzzle-thing very much, dammit. After developing a skin chafe so bad that it seemed to be permanently bleeding, I found this Hannibal Lecter-looking facebrace. It is designed specifically for a pit's snout (they customize these per breed!). First one I got was too big, but I received the smaller one the next day, and guess what, my dog's snout has completely healed, and the hair has grown back, yayyyy!! He looks like a baseball umpire, but he is sore-free. No rubbing, no chafing, he can pant and drool when he runs, he can drink water through it, all is well. Drawback: when he rubs his face on your leg with this thing on, it does NOT feel good for the rub-ee. Oh well, it's the least I can do to tolerate what he has to wear on his FACE. So, it's been 3 months or so, and Thumb's Up. Now I'm looking for a leather custom-cut muzzle so he can switch-off sometimes.UPDATE 12/31/2013: This muzzle is still the only one that 1) doesn't create chafing sores on my dog, 2) is in PERFECT shape / new-condition / not at all damaged, and 3) worry-free (meaning, there's no way the dog could bite anyone with this thing on). This muzzle continues to be fail-safe. WELL WORTH THE MONEY and cheaper in the long run than all of the other muzzles I've purchased, combined (6 failed muzzles at approx. $20 each, at least). A great investment.

I love the look and it does not seem to hurt my pit/great Dane mix female, but it moves a lot over her even when its on tight. it does the job, but the measurement have to be exact. It does the job i want it to do, she hates it, she tries to ram into stuff to get it off and she has, so we just put it back on.

While I would not routinely use this kind of muzzle on one of my dogs, I currently have a dog that wants to fight with one of her house mates. She actually tolerates this muzzle better than the nylon one I tried first! With this one she remains more calm for some reason. I like it better because she can still pant. She can relax and go to sleep with this on. She never wears it unsupervised.

My puppy always uses his paw to take it off his head. I THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK PERFECT for chewing but everytime i put it on him, it was off in 2 minutes.

Very thick leather and well put together, love all of the adjustments on it. I have a walker hound so I needed the length. This was not tight but not too lose. He could still bark but not bay. He wont try to drink with it on but he runs into everything like he isn't use to the extra length at the end of his nose. He cannot get this off and has tried hard. The other basket muzzles he ripped through and had off in minutes. I also love how they give all of the measurements, I knew it was going to fit how I needed it to. This is defiantly worth the extra money, I wish I didn't waste money on the other muzzles first.

I CANCELED THE ORDER BECAUSE I FOUND ANOTHER ONE I LIKED BETTER WITH A BETTER PRICE. SO THIS ORDER WAS CANCELED.