Ruffwear Float Coat Dog Life Jacket, Medium Purple Lily with Buoyant Support

Ruffwear Float Coat is a dog life jacket for swimming, floating, and paddling, with strategically placed foam panels and a reinforced low-profile handle.

• Foam panels support a dog’s natural swimming position — for flotation while allowing movement.
• Adjustable telescoping neck closure — helps create a secure fit across a range of dog types.
• Reinforced, low-profile handle — helps lift or assist a dog at a boat or dock.
• Made for lakes, rivers, and surf — suited to a variety of water outings.
• Medium size in Purple Lily — the selected size and color for this Float Coat.

Dogs joining their people in the water need a life jacket designed for swimming as well as time afloat. The Float Coat is made for swim, float, and paddle outings, with features intended to support a dog in the water and help with assistance around boats and docks. Its listed use includes lakes, rivers, and surf.

How does the Float Coat support a dog while swimming?

Strategically positioned foam panels are designed to support a dog’s natural swim position and provide flotation without restricting movement. This design is intended for dogs who enjoy swimming, while also suiting outings that include floating or paddling. The jacket provides buoyant support as part of a dog’s water gear.

• Designed around a dog’s movement in the water.
• Made for swimming as well as floating and paddling.

How does the Medium Float Coat fit?

The adjustable telescoping neck closure helps the jacket fit snugly and stay in place. Ruffwear designs the fit to accommodate a wide range of dog types, including deep-chested dogs and dogs that can be harder to fit. Use the Ruffwear sizing chart image and how-to-fit video to measure your dog and choose the size; Medium is the size of this version.

• Fit guidance is available in a sizing chart image.
• A how-to-fit video demonstrates how to measure your dog.

What is the Float Coat handle for?

The reinforced, low-profile handle is positioned to help lift or assist a dog back into a boat or up onto a dock. It is useful during boating and paddleboarding outings, and for moments when a dog needs help moving out of the water. The handle is designed as an assistance point, alongside the jacket’s buoyant support.

• Positioned for boat and dock assistance.
• Reinforced construction is built into the handle.

Where can a dog wear this life jacket?

The Float Coat is intended for water activities including swimming in lakes, rivers, and surf, as well as floating and paddling. Its adjustable closure and movement-conscious foam placement suit outings where a dog will be in the water with their person. For fit, measure your dog using Ruffwear’s chart and fitting guidance rather than choosing by breed alone.

• Suitable for lake, river, and surf outings.
• Designed for a range of dog types, including deep-chested dogs.

The Ruffwear Float Coat in Medium is suited to people bringing their dogs along for swims, floats, or paddle outings and who want buoyant support with a handle for assistance near boats and docks. Its foam-panel design, adjustable neck closure, and reinforced handle make it a dog life jacket built for water activities.