WHY THESE ARE NOT RECOMMENDED

These muzzles are not recommended for multiple reasons, the most common is they are cheap and made to fit tightly around the snout. Some are not even a muzzle and instead a fancy rope around their face or even just a halti/gentle leader.

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Duck and pig muzzles may look cute but they are incredibly unsafe for your dog, not only are they too small in height for any pant but they are usually enclosed. Want to stop your dog breathing just to look cute? I wouldn't think so.

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Tight leather muzzles are the exact same and most do not allow any pant room and if they do they are not bite proof.

Mesh muzzle the fully cover the face (for bulldogs) are usually very unsafe to use, especially for short faced dogs that already have breathing issues.

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Some comical muzzles for Halloween are completely fine for pictures etc, just know what your dog can handle but they should not be used for a functional purpose.

COMPANIES WE DO NOT RECOMMEND

We do not recommend these companies for a few reasons which we will go over. We have nothing against you buying from them as really it is your choice (and loss).

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BUMAS Muzzles

• Overcharges greatly (medium dog starts at $400AUD)

• Doesn't fix/help mod

• Is only popular because of the name

COLLAR DIRECT

Collar direct usually found on etsy sells leather muzzles in a few colours, I myself have tried this muzzle and it rusted within 3 uses and they told me it was my fault because it got wet.. with dog slobber. So lost my money and couldn't use as full of rust, there's many other places that sell better options.

'VET' or SOFT Muzzles

We constantly have members coming here believing them using a vet/grooming muzzles is okay because vets do it. This is a really warped excuse as these soft muzzles are used in a climate-controlled and monitored environment and should not be used longer than a few minutes. We can give many safer alternatives and hope to see more vets and groomers using safer alternatives to tight cloth muzzles.

WHEN THEY CAN BE USED

We understand these have a valuable place in may vets and grooming salons and under the right conditions and supervised they are okay to use for short periods. Most are used for dogs first times so the owners didn't know they needed one. When you know your dog wears one of these muzzles you should be actively working to find a safer and comfy size for your dog. Relying on cloth muzzles alone is not fair to dog. 

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There have been cases of dogs dying with these muzzles on and whilst complete accidents in the right conditions it's not something we recommend risking. We strongly believe vets and groomers should work on moving to the safer alternatives we mention below.

WHY THEY WORK BUT ARE NOT SAFE

The only way these muzzles are bite proof and protect the people or dogs around is by having it so tight that they cannot open their mouth which anyone would know is unsafe and also cruel to make your dog tolerate. So yes they cannot bite in these muzzles as they cannot open their mouth, which also means they cannot breathe properly whilst wearing it. Whilst you should not feel bad if one has to be used in an emergency, just make sure you do more training to keep it positive and find a muzzle that fits well.

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The tightness around the closed mouth is already so close to using tape, which would be seen as pure cruelty, but because these are cute colours and soft for us to feel a tightly shut mouth is fine. Some people will say 'oh but we don't have them as tight', well then they are not bite proof and you are putting everyone at risk.